Lieutenant Commander Cushman succeeded in returning with his flight to his Task Group under extremely adverse conditions
arriving in England on March 4th
5th & was sent into Hospital at once
He later developed pulmonary tuberculosis with a lung abscess and was determined at Pension Tribunal in 1932 that it was not attributable to his Military Service
He was a Cadet with the Officer Cadet Training Unit when he was named a 2nd Lieutenant with the Royal Tank Regiment
A British St.george's Society Medal certificate_of_authenticity Lieutenant Commander Cushman succeeded inSilver, weighing 27. 3 grams, obverse illustrating St. George slaying the dragon, surrounded by the inscription "S: GEORGIUS EQVITUM PATRONUS", reverse illustrating a sailing ship on stormy seas with Christ and the Apostles aboard, surrounded by the inscription "IN TEMPESTAT SECURITAS" above, 39. 5 mm, in an ornate frame of leaves and roses, 50 mm in diameter, loop suspension, contact marks and surface wear, near fine.