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'''Charles Herman "Chuck" Older''' (September 29, 1917 – June 17, 2006) was the third highest scoring [[Flying ace|ace]] of the [[American Volunteer Group]] (the "[[Flying Tigers]]")<ref>{{cite web|last=Rossi |first=J.R. |url=http://www.flyingtigersavg.22web.org/3squad.htm |title=3rd Squadron Roster The Flying Tigers |date= |work=The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force}}</ref> and later the judge in the [[Charles Manson]] murder trial.<ref name=Post>{{cite news |title=Charles Older, 88; Presided Over Manson Trial |author=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=17 June 2006 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/23/AR2006062301588.html}}</ref> |
'''Charles Herman "Chuck" Older''' (September 29, 1917 – June 17, 2006) was the third highest scoring [[Flying ace|ace]] of the [[American Volunteer Group]] (the "[[Flying Tigers]]")<ref>{{cite web|last=Rossi |first=J.R. |url=http://www.flyingtigersavg.22web.org/3squad.htm |title=3rd Squadron Roster The Flying Tigers |date= |work=The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force}}</ref> and later the judge in the [[Charles Manson]] murder trial.<ref name=Post>{{cite news |title=Charles Older, 88; Presided Over Manson Trial |author=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=17 June 2006 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/23/AR2006062301588.html}}</ref> |
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In his military career, he served in both [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. Older |
In his military career, he served in both [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. According to his family, Older had more than 18 enemy kills, and was the third highest-scoring Flying Tiger ace. Later, Older served as a major in the Army Air Forces, fighting in the China-Burma Theater.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rossi |first=J.R. |url=https://www.charlesmanson.com/judge-older.html |title= 18 Enemy Kills; Third Highest-Scoring Flying Tiger Ace |work=CharlesManson.com}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Hanford, California]], he earned a degree in political science from the [[University of California Los Angeles]] in 1939 and later graduated from [[University of Southern California]] law school.<ref name=Post/><ref name=AVGbio/> After a distinguished legal career, he was appointed to the bench of the [[Los Angeles]] [[Superior Court]] by Governor [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1967. He served for twenty years before retiring. His most famous case was the Charles Manson trial.<ref name=AVGbio>{{cite web|last=Rossi |first=J.R. |url=http://www.flyingtigersavg.22web.org/bio-older.htm |title=Older biography |date= |work=The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force}}</ref> The trial lasted ten months, the longest in American history at the time. Prosecutor [[Vincent Bugliosi]] praised Older for his firm but fair handling of the difficult case. At one point, Manson tried to attack the judge and had to be restrained by [[bailiff]]s. |
Born in [[Hanford, California]], he earned a degree in political science from the [[University of California Los Angeles]] in 1939 and later graduated from [[University of Southern California]] law school.<ref name=Post/><ref name=AVGbio/> After a distinguished legal career, he was appointed to the bench of the [[Los Angeles]] [[Superior Court]] by Governor [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1967. He served for twenty years before retiring. His most famous case was the Charles Manson trial.<ref name=AVGbio>{{cite web|last=Rossi |first=J.R. |url=http://www.flyingtigersavg.22web.org/bio-older.htm |title=Older biography |date= |work=The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force}}</ref> The trial lasted ten months, the longest in American history at the time. Prosecutor [[Vincent Bugliosi]] praised Older for his firm but fair handling of the difficult case. At one point, Manson tried to attack the judge and had to be restrained by [[bailiff]]s. |
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Revision as of 06:17, 15 April 2016
Charles Herman "Chuck" Older (September 29, 1917 – June 17, 2006) was the third highest scoring ace of the American Volunteer Group (the "Flying Tigers")[1] and later the judge in the Charles Manson murder trial.[2]
In his military career, he served in both World War II and the Korean War. According to his family, Older had more than 18 enemy kills, and was the third highest-scoring Flying Tiger ace. Later, Older served as a major in the Army Air Forces, fighting in the China-Burma Theater.[3]
Born in Hanford, California, he earned a degree in political science from the University of California Los Angeles in 1939 and later graduated from University of Southern California law school.[2][4] After a distinguished legal career, he was appointed to the bench of the Los Angeles Superior Court by Governor Ronald Reagan in 1967. He served for twenty years before retiring. His most famous case was the Charles Manson trial.[4] The trial lasted ten months, the longest in American history at the time. Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi praised Older for his firm but fair handling of the difficult case. At one point, Manson tried to attack the judge and had to be restrained by bailiffs.
He died on June 17, 2006 at the age of 88 of complications from a fall in his home in West Los Angeles.[2] He was survived by his wife, Catherine Day Older, and three daughters.[2]
Notes
- ^ Rossi, J.R. "3rd Squadron Roster The Flying Tigers". The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force.
- ^ a b c d Associated Press (17 June 2006). "Charles Older, 88; Presided Over Manson Trial". Washington Post.
- ^ Rossi, J.R. "18 Enemy Kills; Third Highest-Scoring Flying Tiger Ace". CharlesManson.com.
- ^ a b Rossi, J.R. "Older biography". The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force.
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