Alderman, Charles David, CWO4

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Chief Warrant Officer 4

Last Service Branch
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warrant Officer

Last Primary NEC
748X-Warrant Officer - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1973-1976, EOD-5337, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two (EODGRU TWO), Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC)

Service Years
1950 - 1976

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warrant Officer

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Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1930

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Contact Info

Home Town Joshua, TX	Last Address Naval Weapons Center China Lake, CA
Date of Passing May 21, 1976
Location of Interment Rosehill Cemetery - Cleburne, Texas

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2022, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2022, In the Line of Duty

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

CWO Alderman was killed in a fuel-air explosive accident on a range at Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA.

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Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1950, Recruit Training (San Diego, CA)
	1966, Officer Candidate School (Newport, RI)

Unit Assignments

Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two (EODGRU TWO), Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC)


	1951-1954, ME-0000, USS Everglades (AD-24)
	1955-1955, ME-0000, USS Yorktown (CV-10)
	1956-1958, ME-0000, NAVWPNSTA Yorktown
	1959-1959, ME-0000, USS Randolph (CV-15)
	1959-1960, ME-0000, USS Albemarle (AV-5)
	1962-1963, EOD-5333, EOD Unit One
	1963-1965, EOD-5333, Naval Air Station (NAS) Alameda
	1966-1968, EOD-5335, USS Rainier (AE-5)
	1969-1973, EOD-5337, EODGRUPAC, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC)
	1973-1976, EOD-5337, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two (EODGRU TWO), Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1972-1973 Vietnam War/Vietnam Cease-fire Campaign (72-73)