Gillespie, Jr., Charles Rodgers, CAPT

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1982-1983, 131X, NAVAL WEAPONS SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVWEPSYSCOM)

Service Years
1951 - 1986

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Cold War

Order of the Golden Dragon

Neptune Subpoena

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Mississippi

Year of Birth
1929

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Contact Info

Home Town Meridian	Last Address Meridian, Mississippi
Date of Passing Feb 28, 1989

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation

Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association


	1951, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation - Assoc. Page
	1954, Tailhook Association - Assoc. Page
	1961, Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States
	1964, F-4 Phantom II Society
	1966, USS Constellation CVA/CV-64 Association - Assoc. Page
	1967, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association
	1973, American Ex-POW Association - Assoc. Page
	1973, Veterans of the Vietnam War - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Other Comments:

Charles Gillespie graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1951. He was interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam after he was shot down on October 24, 1967, and was held until his release on March 14, 1973. He died in the crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2 on February 28, 1989.

Legion of Merit with Combat "V"

Awarded for actions during the Vietnam War

(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Captain [then Commander] Charles Rodgers Gillespie, Jr. (NSN: 0-542951), United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States while serving as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam.

Action Date: Vietnam War

Service: Navy

Rank: Captain

Division: Prisoner of War (North Vietnam)

1966-1966, 131X, Commander Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15)

From Month/Year - / 1966	To Month/Year - / 1966
Unit Commander Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) Unit Page
Rank Commander	NEC 131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	Commander Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) Details

	Type Aviation Fixed Wing
	Parent Unit Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVAIRPAC)	Strength Navy Command
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Nov 11, 2010

Yearbook

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5 Members Also There at Same Time

Commander Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15)

Peters, Charles Henry, CDR, (1949-1966)	OFF	131X	Commander
Henriquez, Joseph Stephen, LCDR, (1954-1966)	OFF	131X	Lieutenant Commander
Ward, John D., CAPT, (1944-1978)			Commander
Cummins, Melvin Boyd, LCDR, (1940-1970)			Lieutenant Commander
Marik, Charles Weldon, LCDR, (1959-1966)			Lieutenant