Charles C. Carson
Charles C. Carson, Sr. (August 19, 1925 – August 8, 2002) was a civilian
Personal
Carson was the son of Charles Carter and Alice Snow Carson in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Alabama State High School and graduated from Tennessee State University to enable him to achieve a lifelong ambition to steady the uneasiness of and provide comfort to individuals and families experiencing the pain and agony accompanying the loss of a loved one. Carson married the former Virginia Lewis, his hometown sweetheart, in 1950. They became parents of two sons and three daughters.
Work
Carson earned a license in mortuary science from
A distinguished federal career as a civilian mortician began with the
During the early part of the Vietnam War, he covered mortuary affairs in Thailand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. He also administered mortuary contracts in New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia. Examples of his involvement in disasters in Southeast Asia are the naval disasters aboard the USS Oriskany in 1966, the USS Forrestal in 1967 and the Vietnam Tet Offensive. Carson had supervised mortuary preparation of remains in every major disaster involving American military and civilian personnel since 1971.
He was assigned to
He retired in 1996 and died August 8, 2002.[1]
References
- American Forces Press Service. Retrieved 20 February 2010.