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Bristolian on Summer Cruise Aboard USS Essex
Midshipman Charles B. Payson of Harvard University completed a summer training cruise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVS-9) in the North Atlantic with 180 midshipmen from 13 ROTC units. The group, part of Task Group 83.3 commanded by Rear Admiral George P. Rock, visited New York and Halifax before returning to Quonset Point for the fall term. Payson, son of Capt. Charles B. Payson and Mrs. Payson of Ferry Road, is a 1964 graduate of St Paul’s School and Harvard University.
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Charles B. Payson
Payson
Ferry Rd
Essex
North Atlantic
New York City
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Task Group 83.3
George P. Rock
Essez
Atlantic
Quonset Point
Midn. Payson
Harvard University
St. Paul’s School
Concord
N. H
Charles B. Payson, JR