Charles H. Keating, Jr., was commissioned Ensign/Pilot March 1945, at Corpus Christi, Texas.
A review of the military service records on file at the Military Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page Boulevard, disclosed that CHARLES HUMPHREY KEATING, JR., Serial Number 703 20 33, enlisted in the U. S. Navy Reserve on October 31, 1942, and he reported for active duty in the U.S. Navy on July 6, 1943, at Wooster, Ohio. His enlistment was terminated on February 20, 1945, as an Aviation Cadet at Corpus Christi, to accept a commission.
He was appointed an Ensign, Serial Number 438 150, in the U.S. Navy Reserve on February 21, 1945, and he entered on active duty on the same date at Corpus Christi, Texas. He was honorably relieved from active duty on November 21, 1945, as an Ensign at Great Lakes, Illinois, by reason of convenience of the Government (Points System), and he reverted to inactive status in the Reserve.
He served in the U.S. Navy Reserve, inactive status, from October 31, 1942 to July 5, 1943, and from November 22, 1945 to June 17, 1959, at which time he was honorably discharged as an Ensign, by reason of inactivity in the reserve program.
His military occupation was shown as Naval Aviator. He had no foreign service, and he was awarded the American Theater Medal and the World War Two Victory Medal.
His character efficiency ratings ranged from satisfactory to excellent, and there was no record of courts-martial or absence without official leave.
