Cdr. Charles Alfred ALLSOPP, USN Ret.

1919 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Charles Alfred ALLSOPP
  Prefix	Cdr.
  Suffix	USN Ret.
  Birth	13 Nov 1919	Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	18 Jun 1994	Indialantic, Brevard, Florida, USA   [5]
  Residence	30 Apr 2011	Indialantic, Brevard, Florida, USA   [1, 3]
  Education	U.S. Naval Academy
  Occupation	Pan Am
  Occupation	U.S. Navy
  Death	30 Apr 2011	Brevard County, Florida, USA   [3, 6]
  Burial	Westwood Cemetery, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA   [6]
  	Plot: Section H
  Person ID	I58261	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F38223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

• Notes

  “Born in Lakewood, OH in 1919, Cdr. Allsopp grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Dec. 1941. He served in the Pacific Theatre, first on the Cruiser U.S.S. San Diego and later on the U.S.S. Miami. “After WWII, Cdr. Allsopp earned a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Navy postgraduate school at Annapolis. He then served as the Engineer Officer on the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Rochester where the ship earned a unit citation during the Korean Conflict. “After his marriage to Betty Jane Knox, from Pittsburgh, PA in 1951, he was Ship Superintendent at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and later served in Rio de Janeiro for two years as part of the U.S. Naval mission to Brazil. He concluded his naval service improving satellite tracking associated with the Vanguard program. “Cdr. Allsopp retired from the Navy in 1962 and then started a new career with Pan Am where he pioneered energy conservation and management. He enjoyed diverse interests, such as chess, reading, and international travel; and a lifelong love for golf, which he played until he died.” [3]

  
  

• Sources

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