Charles D. Wurster
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Vice Admiral Charles D. Wurster
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/ |
 United States Coast Guard
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| Years of service | 1967–2008 |
| Rank |
 Vice Admiral
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| Commands held |
 USCG Pacific Area |
| Awards |
Legion of Merit |
| Other work | President/CEO of the Port of San Diego National Commodore, Sea Scouts |
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (four awards)
Coast Guard Commendation Medal (two awards)
Charles D. Wurster is a retired Vice Admiral in the United States Coast Guard who last served as the Commander, Pacific Area and Commander, Defense Force West. He is now retired from the Coast Guard, is the President/CEO of the Port of San Diego (Jan 2009), and serves as national commodore of the Sea Scouting division of the BSA.
Wurster is a 1971 honors graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He received a master's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1976 and is a 1993 graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He is a registered Professional Engineer and is a Fellow of the Society of American Military Engineers.
As a junior officer, he served as a Deck Watch Officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast, St. Petersburg, Florida, and as Commanding Officer of LORAN-A Station at Cape Sarichef, Alaska. Wurster has also been assigned to Civil Engineering duties at the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Seattle, Washington; the Eighth Coast Guard District, New Orleans, Louisiana; Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C.; and as Facilities Engineer at Training Center Petaluma, California.
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