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Charles
William
Weitzel

Home:

Long Beach

, 

California

Charles Weitzel graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1917. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Division:

    U.S.S. President Jackson (AP-37)

    Action Date:

    August 1942 – June 1943
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 364 (June 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Charles William Weitzel, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. PRESIDENT JACKSON (AP-37), in the Solomon Islands area from August 1942 to June 1943.