The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Charles L. Melson, USN (Ret.)

1904-1981

By: Vice Adm. Charles L. Melson USN (Ret.) (As told by), John T. Mason Jr. (As told to)

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Hardcover | 17 November 2022

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After serving in the USS Dickerson (DD-157), USS Northampton (CA-26), and USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), Admiral Melson was CO of the USS Champlin (DD-601), deployed in the Mediterranean and Atlantic war areas in 1942-1943. Subsequent duties included: Chief of Staff to Commander Battleship Division Five; Operations and Plans Officer to Sixteenth Fleet; Staff Officer at the Naval War College; Commander Destroyer Squadron Twenty; and Administrative Aide to the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. In 1952-1953 he served as CO of the USS New Jersey (BB-62) during the Korean War. He then commanded Cruiser Division Four; became the Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Commander of First Fleet, after which he commanded the U.S. Taiwan Defense Command. In 1964 he reported as President of the Naval War College and remained there until his retirement in 1966.

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