This blog is intended for the purpose of sharing stories and memories of Cdr. Charles (Chuck) R. Anderson. I hope others of his children, grandchildren, and their spouses will post here. I will put my latest version of the biography on Dad that I have been writing here soon. I expect it will evolve further both with more information about his Navy career being added and that some of the memories of others posted on this blog will be worked into the biography.
Karen Alexandra Anderson did research into her grandfather's lineage and I hope she will create a link to that here and also summarize it here.
I beg my sisters and brother to write up at least some short notes here on some of the salient moments they enjoyed with Dad. This same hope for his many grandchildren is also very strong. He had a very strong influence on many of us and it seems to me that we should take a bit of time to acknowledge that fact. It will also be great fun to share stories of his great humor. It is instructive still to also remember his great integrity and his expectation that we should all live our lives in accordance with principles. It is one of his great legacies that he did inspire most of us to try to do so. It is also a legacy that we learned to face crises and life generally with calmness and an analytical mind. Dad knew who he was and he was happy with who he was. This was because he considered who he was for a lifetime and corrected and tuned up his character until he was happy with it. He always expected us to do the same.
Dad was a man of great character. Let us remember him.
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Of course, this was written by Charles, not Chuck. I set up a special e-mail address for this blog and this first post was written from it prior to inviting myself and everyone else to become contributors. Future posts should identify themselves properly as being from whoever made the post.
Crew members of the USS Atakapa share the loss of Cdr. Anderson. He was the CO of the USS Atakapa ATF 149 and will be missed not only by his family but by all the shipmates at ussatakapa.com. He has now been welcomed home by his departed shipmates, http://atakapa2005.topcities.com/Departed.html
Our sympathies are with his family and loved ones. The Atakapa was a fleet tug that was commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1981. During her service to the US Navy, she traveled the oceans around the globe many times. All those who served aboard the Atakapa share a special bond and have many great memories of the friends we made and ports we visited.
Anchors Aweigh!
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