Charles Cragin

Charles Cragin
Charles Cragin
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
	Acting; August 4, 1999 – May 31, 2001; April 12, 1998 - August 3, 1999
President	Bill Clinton
Secretary	William Cohen; Donald Rumsfeld
Preceded by	Deborah R. Lee
Succeeded by	Thomas F. Hall
United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
	Acting; March 31, 2000 – May 23, 2000
President	Bill Clinton
Secretary	William Cohen
Preceded by	Rudy de Leon
Succeeded by	Bernard Rostker
Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals
	In office; March 1991 – March 1997
President	George H. W. Bush; Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Kenneth E. Eaton
Succeeded by	Roger K. Bauer (acting)
Personal details
Born	Charles Langmaid Cragin III; October 9, 1943; Portland, Maine, U.S.
Party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Maine (BS), (JD)
Awards	Legion of Merit; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Navy Meritorious Service Medal (2); Navy Commendation Medal (2); Army Commendation Medal; Navy Expeditionary Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Navy Good Conduct Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy; United States Navy Reserve
Years of service	1961-1964 (active duty); 1964-1998 (reserve)
Rank	Captain

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Charles Langmaid Cragin III (born October 9, 1943) is an American attorney and politician from Maine. He was the Republican nominee for governor of Maine in 1982, losing in a landslide to Democratic incumbent Gov. Joseph E. Brennan. Afterwards, Cragin was a Republican National Committee member from Maine from 1983 to 1990, and acting U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in 2000.