Charles Franklin Dameron (’43), Dallas :: After graduating with a journalism degree, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served in World War II and the Korean War, retiring from the Naval Reserve as a commander after 26 years of service. In 1946, he began his newspaper career with the Dallas Times Herald, where he served as a reporter, city editor and news editor and retired as associate managing editor in 1983. He was president of the Press Club of Dallas, general chair of the annual Gridiron Show, co-founder of the North Dallas Baseball League, member of the board of directors of the Dallas Community of Churches, and deacon and elder of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
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Charles Franklin Dameron (’43), Dallas :: After graduating with a journalism degree, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served in World War II and the Korean War, retiring from the Naval Reserve as a commander after 26 years of service. In 1946, he began his newspaper career with the Dallas Times Herald, where he served as a reporter, city editor and news editor and retired as associate managing editor in 1983. He was president of the Press Club of Dallas, general chair of the annual Gridiron Show, co-founder of the North Dallas Baseball League, member of the board of directors of the Dallas Community of Churches, and deacon and elder of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
