Editing Albert Cushing Read (section)

{{short description|United States Navy admiral}}
{{Infobox military person
|name= Albert Cushing Read, Sr.
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1887|3|29}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1967|10|10|1887|4|29}}
|birth_place= [[Lyme, New Hampshire]], US
|death_place= [[Coconut Grove, Florida]], US
|placeofburial= [[Arlington National Cemetery]]
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image= File:Albert Cushing Read in 1919.jpg
|caption= Read in 1919
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flagu|United States|1912}}
|branch={{Naval|United States|navy-1864}}
|serviceyears= 1907–1946
|rank= [[File:US-O8 insignia.svg|border|23px]] [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear admiral]]
|commands=
|battles= [[World War I]]<br />[[World War II]]
|awards= [[Navy Distinguished Service Medal|Distinguished Service Medal]]<br>[[Legion of Merit]]<br>[[NC-4 Medal]]
|laterwork=
}}
'''Albert Cushing Read, Sr.''' (March 29, 1887 – October 10, 1967) was an [[aviator]] and [[Rear admiral (United States)|rear admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]]. He and his crew made the first [[transatlantic flight]] in the ''[[NC-4]]'', a [[Curtiss NC]] [[flying boat]].<ref name=obit/>