Talk:Charles Duke

Doubles on the moon?
What is this foolishness about Charlie Duke finding 100,000 year old doubles of themselves on the moon?! I'm removing it as it is most likely a prank or disinformation. Besides, it is in a trivia section. 125.238.138.136 22:17, 2 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Um, wasn't signed in. The above was me. Roswell Crash Survivor 22:21, 2 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I take it back, so Chiakin claimed he spoke to Duke, whom in turned say he sawthat in one of his dreams. Wasn't entirely clear. I am still removing it. Roswell Crash Survivor 22:23, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

He had a dream while he was on the moon where this happened. It is mentioned in his autobiography and the film. "For All Mankind". I am a regular contributor but am on an unsecured wifi network now. I will sign in and add the appropriate references later this week. I am attending a speech he is giving in a few days. --24.218.11.38 (talk) 20:44, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Brother & niece?
Why are the professions of his brother & niece included in the first paragraph of this page? They add nothing of value or interest & are not relevant to his career and the feat Charlie is best known for - walking on the Moon. 86.142.204.216 16:49, 15 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Good point. Un-encyclopedic info removed!  --Kralizec! (talk) 02:26, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

left a family picture on the moon's surface
http://gizmodo.com/5377509/this-is-not-your-ordinary-family-photo

i though it might be revelant for someone with more wikiskills than me to add this little but very interesting fact —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.41.93.242 (talk) 20:28, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Lancaster High School (Lancaster, South Carolina)
Hello, I have added a tag on his high school for improvement--Scoobynaiterpaul123 (talk) 20:19, 4 March 2011 (UTC). Hey again! I have also added a new picture.--Scoobynaiterpaul123 (talk) 21:30, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Graduated from AFA but not in Florida
The article matches Duke's official bio, saying he graduated from Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg FL in 1953, so maybe it shouldn't be changed. However, I find this odd because the AFA he went to was in Pine Beach NJ. AFA was a prestigious all-boys military school in a sleepy NJ town near Toms River at the time. Many AFA kids would go on to the Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines. It had financial difficulty in the 1990s and had to shut its doors (the campus has since been sold and the buildings destroyed). But with wealthy and powerful alumni and a long history, it was able to reinvent itself as a coed, less military-oriented, prep school in Florida. Should this Wikipedia article say he graduated from AFA in Pine Beach NJ, to be more accurate? — Preceding unsigned comment added by BK DC (talk • contribs) 14:40, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

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Coors distributorship
Leaving this here in case anyone wants to track it down, but did he get that Coors distributorship? Should probably mention that was his plan on leaving the corps.

See ref formatted above (used it in another article). Thanks!  Kees08  (Talk)   09:39, 1 June 2018 (UTC)


 * He and Sheppard both. Also, this; but seems to be a blog. TJRC (talk) 21:26, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Way, way too detailed (examples)
"He was no athlete, but played golf for the academy team."

"They went to Jamaica for their honeymoon, but came down with food poisoning."

"They met and befriended a young couple, Glenn and Suzanne House. Glenn was an architect, and he agreed to design them a house for $300."

"Duke contracted rubella (German measles) from Paul House, the son of Glenn and Suzanne House."

"Duke had always been fond of Coors Beer, which was only available in Texas around Dallas and El Paso at the time."

"The Lancaster News ran his picture on the front page along with the announcement of his acceptance." Fghijklmn45679 (talk) 08:28, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

Ancestor born in 1775 fought in Revolutionary War?
"His mother traced her ancestry back to Colonel Philemon Berry Waters (1775–1807), who fought in the American Revolutionary War.[2]". This is clearly wrong as the treaty ending the war was signed in 1783. 2600:1702:1D30:1690:F59D:5CA6:E8C:2823 (talk) 07:28, 16 April 2022 (UTC)


 * The article was descrated by another anonymous editor. Colonel Philemon Waters was born in 1734. The editor's edits have been reverted. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  09:49, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Commonly known as Colonel Duke ?
Per a recent NYT article, and some Google searching, this guy was/is commonly known simply as "Colonel Duke" -- yet there's no mention of it in the article. I can't seem to find any reason *why* that is, but its unusual-ness seems to bear mention? DrewHeath (talk) 13:38, 3 November 2023 (UTC)