NELSON-CHARLES
CHARLES EARL NELSON
Rate/Rank
CAPT
CAPT
Service Branch
USN 2/1941 - 11/1970
Born
05/02/1917
MUNCIE, IN
GRADUATE, NAVAL ACADEMY, CLASS OF 1941
STAFF, JCS - STAFF, CINCPAC - STAFF, CNO
COMMANDER, DESRON FIVE - CO, USS HARRY E. YARNELL CG-17
CO, USS TAYLOR DDE-468 - CO, USS WEISS APD-135
USS MORRIS DD-417 - ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
MEMBER, NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING BOARD
LEGION OF MERIT - BRONZE STAR W/V
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL W/A - AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
EUROPEAN-AFRICA-MIDDLE EAST CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/STAR
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/FIFTEEN STARS
PHILIPPINE DEFENSE MEDAL W/STAR