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Adm. Charles R. Larson, a former superintendent of the Naval Academy and one-time candidate for lieutenant governor in Maryland, died Saturday morning at his home in Annapolis.Cmdr.
Wes Huey, Larson’s son-in-law, confirmed Larson’s death. He was 77. His death was due to pneumonia stemming from complications of his two-year battle with leukemia, Huey said.
Larson was a 1958 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and served twice as the superintendent of the academy, first from 1983 to 1986 and again from 1994 to 1998.
He became the second-youngest admiral in history at the age of 43, and in 1968 was the first naval officer to be selected as a White House fellow.
He served as a naval aide under President Richard Nixon, and worked with three other presidents during his career.
Having switched from aviation to submarines, he served on two ballistic missile submarines and three attack submarines. His most senior command position was as commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet."
Wes Huey, Larson’s son-in-law, confirmed Larson’s death. He was 77. His death was due to pneumonia stemming from complications of his two-year battle with leukemia, Huey said.
Larson was a 1958 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and served twice as the superintendent of the academy, first from 1983 to 1986 and again from 1994 to 1998.
He became the second-youngest admiral in history at the age of 43, and in 1968 was the first naval officer to be selected as a White House fellow.
He served as a naval aide under President Richard Nixon, and worked with three other presidents during his career.
Having switched from aviation to submarines, he served on two ballistic missile submarines and three attack submarines. His most senior command position was as commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet."
