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Charles R. Train (admiral)
Charles Russell Train (September 19, 1879 – December 8, 1967) was rear admiral of the United States Navy. He served as President Herbert Hoover's naval aide from 1929 to 1932. He was a recipient of the Navy Cross, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus and the War Cross of Military Valor. Early life Charles Russell Train was born on September 19, 1879, in Annapolis, Maryland to Grace (née Tomlinson) and Rear Admiral Charles J. Train. His grandfather was Charles R. Train, a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Train grew up in Washington, D.C. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy by James Wolcott Wadsworth, James W. Wadsworth. While in college, he was a boxer and graduated in 1900. Career In 1901, Train served as a midshipman during the celebration of the Constitution of Australia and the opening of the Commonwealth of Australia. Train and his father were part of the Great White Fleet. Train had command of a gunboat on the Yangtze, Yangtze River after the Boxer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |