GILL, Charles, CAPT

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1937-1938, USS Astoria (CA-34)

Service Years
1903 - 1939

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Kansas

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Contact Info

Home Town Junction City, Kansas
Date of Passing Jan 09, 1948

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1945, Military Order of World Wars (MOWW)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Captain Charles Clifford Gill, USN

Captain Gill was born in Junction City, Kansas and entered the Naval Academy in 1903. In 1911 he was appointed as aide to Staff Commander, First Division, Atlantic Fleet and beginning in 1916 served as gunnery officer on USS Seattle and Oklahoma. He was later executive officer of USS George Washington, and navigator on the battleship Pennsylvania. He commanded USS Antares, Vestel, and Astoria before becoming Professor of Naval Science and Tactics at Yale University. Captain Gill died on 9 January 1948.

Other Comments:

1918, LCdr Gill for the United States Naval Academy.

Author: Commander Charles Clifford Gill
Naval Power In The War: (1914-1917) and What Happened At Jutland

1937-1938, USS Astoria (CA-34)

From Month/Year March / 1937	To Month/Year September / 1938
Unit USS Astoria (CA-34) Unit Page
Rank Captain	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Astoria (CA-34) Details
	Hull number CA-34
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Heavy Cruiser
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Oct 9, 2011

Memories For This Unit
Chain of Command The third commanding officer of USS ASTORIA CA-34, Captain Charles C. Gill. He assumed command of the ship on 15 March 1937. On 10 September 1938, Richmond Kelly Turner relieved Charles C. Gill to become the fourth Commanding Officer of USS ASTORIA.

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9 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Astoria (CA-34)

Phillips, John Spinning, RADM, (1917-1947)	OFF		Lieutenant Commander
Bengel, John William, PO1, (1936-1942)	MM	MM-0000	Petty Officer First Class
Dobbs, Horace Franklin, CPO, (1927-1942)	RM	RM-0000	Petty Officer First Class
Lake, John Ervin, P.C., (1928-1941)	SK	SK-0000	Petty Officer 2nd Class
Furtek, Edward, PO2, (1936-1946)	BM	BM-0000	Petty Officer 3rd Class
Llantada, Pedro, PO1, (1929-1949)	MAT		Mess Attendant First Class
Toliver, Ira D, PO1, (1932-1956)	F1c	F1c-0000	Fireman First Class
Turner, Richmond Kelly, ADM, (1908-1947)			Captain
Decker, Benton Weaver, RADM, (1919-1950)			Lieutenant Commander