United States of America
Charles Droz
Lieutenant Commander
1949 – 2001

Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Droz III served the United States Navy for 31 years. Charles was 52 years old.
Biography
Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, retired, and an engineer. Known as Chuck.
He spent twenty years in the Navy working on high-capacity signal processors, multi-processor application software and signal processing algorithms, and twenty years afterwards developing products for distributed computing - systems engineering consulting, web-based systems built across distant sites, and an ARPA project demonstrating rapid object-oriented development.
He took a degree in chemical engineering at Grove City College and a master's in electrical engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School.
He was aboard American Airlines flight 77.
He spent twenty years in the Navy working on high-capacity signal processors, multi-processor application software and signal processing algorithms, and twenty years afterwards developing products for distributed computing - systems engineering consulting, web-based systems built across distant sites, and an ARPA project demonstrating rapid object-oriented development.
He took a degree in chemical engineering at Grove City College and a master's in electrical engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School.
He was aboard American Airlines flight 77.
Survivors
His wife Cindy, his daughter Shannon, and his mother Suzanne.
Keepsakes
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Service Record
Memorials
National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
Line 1949
Also Remembered
September 11, 2001 — The Pentagon
Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Section
64
Grave
5089
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