Gordon Cresswell
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| Gordon M. Cresswell | |
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 David Andrews as Major General Gordon Cresswell |
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| First appearance | Whole New Ball Game (29/10/2004) |
| Last appearance | Fair Winds and Following Seas (29/04/2005) |
| Cause/reason | Series Ended |
| Portrayed by | David Andrews |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy |
| Title | Major General USMC |
Major General Gordon M. Cresswell, USMC (played by David Andrews) was the last Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy on the fictional television series JAG. Major General Gordon Cresswell succeeded Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden upon his retirement in 2005.
[edit] Career
Like his predecessor, Major General Gordon Cresswell is also a graduate from the United States Naval Academy. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Staff Judge Advocate for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Prior to that, he served as the SJA in Iraq, where he was wounded and cited for saving a general's life. His injuries brought him to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he met President George W. Bush. When Admiral Chegwidden announced his retirement, Cresswell (then a Colonel) was the administration's choice for the post.
A board of Naval and Marine flag and general officers submited Cresswell's name to the Secretary of Defence for the post, but allegations of impropriety prompted a full hearing by the Senate Armed Services Committee. Committee members grilled Cresswell on a variety of topics including torture, presidential power, and the legality of the war in Iraq. Though his confirmation was doubtful, Cresswell ultimately won confirmation and appointment to the grade of Major General.
General Cresswell's assumption of command at JAG headquarters did not go without pain. He displaced the acting JAG, Commander Sturgis Turner, who was well liked by many of the office staff including Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie and Commander Harmon Rabb. Added to that, Cresswell and MacKenzie were once acquainted while assigned in Okinawa. Cresswell, then the Staff Judge Advocate in Okinawa reprimanded the man with whom MacKenzie was having an affair. Though MacKenzie assumed her rapid transfer spared her Cresswell's wrath, she later discovered Cresswell harbored no animosity toward her, since she was the junior officer involved.
[edit] Family
General Cresswell is married. His wife's name is Dora. He also has a daughter named Cammie, who currently attends the United States Naval Academy. Cammie is currently dating Mikey Roberts, Lieutenant Commander Bud Roberts's kid brother, to great protest from virtually every man Mikey talks to serving under General Cresswell.
[edit] Awards and decorations
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