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|name=Charles R. Larson |birth_date= {{birth date|1936|11|20}} |death_date= {{death date and age|2014|07|26|1936|11|20}} |birth_place=Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |death_place=Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Adm Charles R Larson - official portrait, Superintendent of US Naval Academy.jpg |caption=Admiral Charles Larson as superintendent of the US Naval Academy |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch=United States Navy |serviceyears=1958–1998 |rank= Admiral |commands=Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy U.S. Pacific Command |unit={{USS|Sculpin|SSN-590}} (XO) {{USS|Halibut|SSN-587}} (CO) Commander, Submarine Development Group One |battles= |awards=Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal (7) Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Presidential Service Badge |relations= |laterwork=Board of Directors, Northrop Grumman Political candidate }} Charles Robert Larson (November 20, 1936 – July 26, 2014) was an Admiral of the United States Navy. Military careerA 1958 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Larson twice served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He also served as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Command (CINCPAC). His classmates at the Academy included future U.S. Senator John McCain and Vice Admiral John Poindexter. After graduation from the Naval Academy in 1958, Larson reported to NAS Pensacola, Florida, to enter flight training. Upon his completion, as a Naval Aviator, he reported to Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) aboard the aircraft carrier {{USS|Shangri-La|CVA-38}}, where he served until April 1963 in flying the A-1H Skyraider. Opting to leave Naval Aviation and to transfer to the Submarine Service, he commenced nuclear power training in 1963 and then reported to the {{USS|Nathan Hale|SSBN-623}}, where he qualified in submarines. His next tours of duty were on {{USS|Nathanael Greene|SSBN-636}} and {{USS|Bergall|SSN-667}}. He was the first naval officer selected as a White House Fellow and served his fellowship in 1968 as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior. From 1969 to 1971, he served as Naval Aide to the President of the United States. He reported back to sea duty as executive officer of the nuclear attack submarine {{USS|Sculpin|SSN-590}}. Then from 1973 to 1976, he served as commanding officer of the nuclear attack submarine {{USS|Halibut|SSN-587}}. In 1976, Larson assumed duties as Commander, Submarine Development Group ONE in San Diego, California, in which he headed the Navy's worldwide deep submergence program.[1] He was promoted to four-star rank in February 1990 upon being assigned as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, the Navy component commander in the Pacific Theater. After one year in the position, he was nominated by the President, and assumed duties, as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. Awards and decorations
Civilian careerLarson was a founder, director and chairman of the board of ViaGlobal Group. {{As of|2002}}, he also served on the Board of Directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Board of Esterline Corporation. He also served on three corporate boards in the fields of electrical power generation and distribution, oil exploration and production and international service and construction. In 2002, after switching parties to become a Democrat, Larson ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, on the ticket with Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. He and his wife, Sarah, resided in Annapolis until his death. Larson became an Eagle Scout in 1950 and as an adult was a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America.[2] His public service boards include the National Academy of Sciences Committee on International Security and Arms Control, The White House Fellows Foundation, The Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland, The Board of Trustees of the Anne Arundel Health System, Board of Directors of The Atlantic Council and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the US Naval Academy Foundation. Larson died at his home in Annapolis on July 26, 2014, as a result of pneumonia, after being afflicted with leukemia for two years. He was interred at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery.[3][4] Larson had reserved four plots at the Academy cemetery for himself, his classmate and close friend Senator John McCain, and their wives. McCain died on August 25, 2018, and was buried on September 2 in the plot next to Larson; the admiral's widow Sarah remarked that "Chuck has his wingman back now".[5][6] AwardsLarson's civilian awards include:
See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}
References1. ^2000 Admiral Larson {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927175923/http://nimitz.berkeley.edu/pastspeaker-2000.html |date=2013-09-27 }} 2. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/02-529.pdf |title = Distinguished Eagle Scouts |publisher = Scouting.org|accessdate = 2010-11-04}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/charles-r-larson-who-led-naval-academy-in-1990s-after-cheating-scandal-dies-at-77/2014/07/28/5304c3fa-166b-11e4-85b6-c1451e622637_story.html|title=Charles R. Larson, who led Naval Academy in 1990s after cheating scandal, dies at 77|website=Washington Post|accessdate=31 August 2018}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-charles-larson-20140726,0,7912704.story|title=Adm. Charles R. Larson, former Naval Academy superintendent, dies|last=Rodricks|first=Dan|date=26 July 2014|work=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate=27 July 2014}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/26/john-mccain-lie-in-state-capitol-797270|title=McCain to lie in state at Capitol|work=POLITICO|access-date=2018-08-26|language=en}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Gast|first=Phil|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/02/politics/john-mccain-burial-naval-academy-annapolis/index.html|title=McCain, like others before, rests in peace with a military academy friend|publisher=CNN|date=September 2, 2018|accessdate=2018-09-02}} External links{{Commons category|Charles R. Larson}}
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