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Commanding Officer Captain Charles A. Darrah Captain Charles A. DARRAH, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, and resident of Decatur, Alabama, served on the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff prior to reporting to ARLINGTON. He was commissioned an Ensign in February, 1941. Among his World War II assignments were duty on board the USS JOHN D. FORD CDD-2289, which participated in operations in the Philippine Islands and the Netherlands East Indies, on the staff of Commander Amphibious Group Five during the capture of Okinawa Gunto and the Palau Islands, and on the staff of Commander Under- water Demolition Teams during the occupation of Japan. His post-war service include tours as Commanding Officer, USS BRISTOL CDD-8575 during Korean hostilities, Operations Officer, USS WISCONSIN CBB-647, Executive Officer, USS LOS ANGELES QCA-1351, and Commander Destroyer Division ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO. Captain DARRAH also served on the staffs of Commander Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, and in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, the U. S. Navy General Line School, and the U. S. Naval War College. He is married to the former Jane BURKE of Lima, Ohio, and he has two sons Thomas E., residing at home, and Charles A., II, a student at Vanderbilt, University.
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