A graduate of Rice University in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree in history, Lieutenant Charles Lavelle Parnell, U. S. Navy, attended Officer Candidate School at Newport, R. I. He served in the USS Shangri La (CVA-38) and, from 1961 to 1963, in the USS Constellation (CVA-64). He then served for two years in the USS Fremont (LPA-44). From 1966 to 1969, he was assigned to the staff of the Commander in Chief, Atlantic. From 1969 to the present, he is serving as Operations Officer of the USS Montrose (LPA-212).