Cummings, Charles W, RADM

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Last Rank
Rear Admiral Upper Half
Last Primary NEC
111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1973-1974, 9th Naval District
Service Years
1943 - 1974
Rear Admiral Upper Half Rear Admiral Upper Half

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Home State
California
California
 Year of Birth
1923
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Porterville		 Last Address
Air Loss, Crash
Eastern Flight 212
September 11, 1974
Douglas Municipal Airport
Charlotte, South Carolina
Date of Passing
Sep 11, 1974		  

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In the Line of Duty
  1974, In the Line of Duty


  1973-1974, 9th Naval District

Rear Admiral Upper Half

From Month/Year
September / 1973
To Month/Year
September / 1974

Unit
9th Naval District Unit Page

Rank
Rear Admiral Upper Half
NEC
Not Specified

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
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9th Naval District

Type
Communications 		 

Parent Unit
Naval District
Strength
District

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Last Updated: Jun 23, 2014
   
Memories For This Unit

Chain of Command
Acting commandant of the now-defunct 6th Naval District, headquartered in Charleston

Other Memories
Eastern Airlines Flight 212 crashed short of Douglas Airport at Charlotte, South Carolina. Seventy-two people died including the pilot, Captain James Reeves, Rear Admiral Charles Ward Cummings, the acting commandant of the now-defunct 6th Naval District, headquartered in Charleston, and his aide, Captain Felix Vecchione. Cummings had been named Commandant of the 6th Naval District in Charleston just six days prior to the accident.

   
   
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Charles W. Cummings
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12 Members Also There at Same Time
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9th Naval District
Condon, Denis, LCDR, (1959-1986) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Whalen, Arthur, CWO2 SF SF-0000 Chief Warrant Officer 2
Rabbitt, Edward, CPO, (1954-1974) RM 23CQ Chief Petty Officer
[Name Withheld], (1965-1985) RM RM-2313 Petty Officer First Class
Zenes, Stephen, PO1, (1967-1977) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Harrison, Richard, PO3, (1967-1974) FTG FTG-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kauffman, Draper Laurence, RADM, (1941-1973) Rear Admiral Upper Half
US Naval Reserve Surface Division (9-17)
Ford, Gwyllyn Samuel N., CAPT, (1958-1978) Captain
Heizer, John, CPO, (1967-1993) Petty Officer First Class
Heizer, John, CPO, (1967-1993) Petty Officer First Class
Langdell, Joe, LCDR, (1941-1945) OFF Lieutenant Commander
Stuvengen, Charles, CPO, (1943-1986) BM BM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
US Naval Reserve Surface Division (9-39)
Oehmke, Donald, PO1, (1967-1973) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer First Class

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