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Charles E. Wilson Collection (1108) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 11080000000
Title
Finding Aid
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 04 March 2003
Scope and Contents
A yearbook from 1963 - 1964, two decorative ashtrays, and a plaque document Charles E. Wilson's service aboard the USS Frank E. Evans.
Biographical / Historical
Charles E. Wilson was born on November 2, 1929 in Pensacola, Florida. He joined the United States Navy in 1948 and served aboard the USS Frank E. Evans DD-754 from 1963 to 1966. Wilson retired from the Navy in 1970 as a Chief Hospital Corpsman. He worked as an X-Ray technician in various hospitals after his retirement from the Navy. Wilson died from lung cancer on June 23, 1999.
2
Museum Objects
USS Frank E. Evans plaque "The Fighter"
Two USS Frank E. Evans ashtrays
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Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=11080000000

Citation
Charles E. Wilson Collection (1108) Finding Aid, Charles E. Wilson Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=11080000000, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
11080000000, Charles E. Wilson Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 03 Mar 2003 [Updated: 07 Apr 2005]