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Eldridge, Jr., CAPT USN Retired died on August 10, 2016 in Bethesda, Maryland.\u00a0 He graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1953 and served as a Naval Aviator for 26 years.\u00a0 He served as Commanding Officer of the Navy Antarctic Squadron (VXE-6). \u00a0He received a Master of Arts degree from University of Rhode Island while completing the Senior Course at the Naval War College.\u00a0 CAPT Eldridge served in the Pentagon in the Defense Intelligence Agency and OPNAV.\u00a0 After his retirement from the United States Navy, he returned to the Merchant Marines for a second retirement from Bath Iron Works.<\/p>\n<p>CAPT Eldridge is survived by his wife Micheline Ciampi and children; David B. Eldridge III, Marjorie Piorkowski and Marc Eldridge.\u00a0 His burial will be at the Arlington National Cemetery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David B. 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