Charles Cochran Kirkpatrick
Charles Cochran Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick was due for promotion to vice admiral in 1964, but a heart attack forced him into retirement.
The Admiral, with Walt Disney and Chief Stuart Nelson and his family, Dedicated the new submarine ride at Disneyland in 1959. Chief Nelson's wife christened Disney's Nautilus. Then Disney, the Admiral and Chief Steward Nelson and his family sailed the maiden voyage.
Kirkpatrick died in 1988 in Kerrville, Texas.