MCPOCG Charles L. Calhoun, USCG

Master Chief Calhoun was born on April 20, 1925 at Ocean City, Maryland. He was graduated from Ocean City High School in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy for three years during World War II and was honorably discharged on February 21, 1946 as a Torpedoman Second Class.

He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard on September 20, 1946. His principal duty assignments have been with the Coast Guard Cutter POINT ORIENT in Vietnam, with the Staff of the Commander, Division 12, in Vietnam, recruiting offices in Salisbury, Maryland and Columbia, SC, the Coast Guard Training Center, Groton, Connecticut, and the Coast Guard Cutters MCCULLOCH, CHINCOTEAGUE, WHITE SUMAC, NARCISSUS and the Lightship RELIEF. He had a total of 170 months of Coast Guard sea duty behind him. He served as both executive and commanding officer while assigned to the RELIEF Lightship and buoy tenders NARCISSUS and WHITE SUMAC.

Master Chief Calhoun's specialized training during his long career has included:

U.S. Navy Torpedo school, Newport, R.I.
U.S. Navy Torpedo School, Key Port, Washington
Survival Training, Whidbey Island, Washington
.50 caliber machine gun training, Camp Pendleton Calif.
Fire Fighting and Damage Control, Bremerton, Washington
Fire fighting and Damage Control, San Francisco, Calif.

He served as the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard from 27 August 1969 through 1 August 1973.