Background
Cushing, Charles Phelps was born on October 21, 1884 in Mendota, Illinois, United States. Son of Willard Edward and Ada Clara (Phelps) Cushing.
Cushing, Charles Phelps was born on October 21, 1884 in Mendota, Illinois, United States. Son of Willard Edward and Ada Clara (Phelps) Cushing.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1907.
Reporter Kansas City Star, 1907-1909. Writer for magazines, 1910-1912. On editorial staff Literary Digest, 1912.
News editor Collier’s, January 1913-June 1914, then, for a short time, acting managing editors
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Marine Corps Reserve, April 11, 1917, and assigned to duty in Marine Corps’ recruiting publicity bureau, New York City. Transferred, July 1917, to the Marine O.T.C., Quantico, Virginia.
Assigned, October 1917, to active service with the American Expeditionary Force, in France. Commissioned First lieutenant, and made regimental intelligence officer of 6th Regiment United States Marines, January 11, 1918.
With the Stars and Stripes, newspaper of the American Expeditionary Force, first as managing editor, then as correspondent at the front until May 1918.
Photo news editor of American Expeditionary Force (attached to the United States Signal Corps), May 1918-May 1919, furnishing photographs to O.W.L., in World World World War World War II Owner Charles Phelps Cushing Photographic Illustration.
Member Second Division Association, Missouri Writers Guild, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chirurgical Club: Quadrangle (University of Michigan).
Married Alice Connolly Campbell, July 24, 1937.