Mr. Charles Clifton Hogg II

Charles Clifton Hogg II Obituary Charles Clifton Hogg II who served as a Battalion Adjutant and received a Combat Infantryman Badge during the Vietnam War passed away at his home in Baltimore, Maryland on March 20, 2025 at the age of 86. Son of Ray Thelma Dickens & Royce Clifton Hogg, he was a Texan at heart with a deep love for his family and country. Charles was born in Gilmer, Texas on November 7, 1939. He graduated from Gilmer High School, and then attended Kilgore Junior College before he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and attained a master’s degree from Harvard Business School in 1970. Charles then went on to a career in Finance. While at West Point, Charles met the love of his life, Ann, on a date arranged by close friends attending the Arms Forces Day Parade in New York City. The two of them married and after his military service and business school, settled in Baltimore but Charles kept his cowboy boots on. Many remember the grand Texas Independence Day Celebrations held at the Museum of Industry and hosted by Charles and others with Frank Polk. Charles had a great commitment to his children. He enjoyed supporting his son, Trey, often cited as “the only father who came to Davis & Elkins College during exam week”, and Courtenay was truly his cherished gift. He will be remembered by his grandchildren for silver dollar coins on birthdays, waffle nights, and buying slurpees. The children of Baltimore will remember Charles through their enjoyment of the carousel and train at the Baltimore Zoo, which Charles worked tirelessly to install. “Not Bad for an Old Guy” as Charles was often quoted as saying. Charles was predeceased by his sister, Angela Ray Hogg Castleo. Surviving are his wife, Rosalie “Ann” Hogg; daughter Courtenay Hogg Trainor and her husband Ryan of Long Island, New York; son Charles “Trey” Clifton Hogg III and his wife Rebecca “Becky” Egan of Baltimore, Maryland; grandchildren Finnegan Trainor, Maeve Trainor, Margaret Elizabeth Hogg, Emily Catherine Hogg; nieces and nephews; cousins, James E. Gooch and Martha Gooch Hendrick. ‘And when our work is done, Our course on earth is run, May it be said, “Well Done”; “Be Thou At Peace” ‘ – Lyrics to West Point’s Alma Mater (excerpt) Serving his country, in 1963 Charles was stationed in Fort Benning, Georgia to complete the Infantry Officer’s Basic Course, U.S. Army Ranger Course, and U.S. Army Airborne School. From there, Charles went on to join the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina as a Recon Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, Assistant G-3 – Division Operations and was deployed to the Dominican Republic. Returning in 1965, he was immediately deployed to Vietnam as a Battalion Adjutant and received a Combat Infantryman Badge. He was last stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana as Battalion Adjutant and Company Commander for the U.S. Army Advanced Infantry Training Center before resigning his commission with Honorable Discharge in 1968 to attend business school. The family requests any donations of remembrance be made to Wounded Warriors (https://communityfundraising.woundedwarriorproject.org/campaign/Charles-Hogg-Remembrance-) in honor of his dear friend Austin Courtenay Brightman.

Mr. Charles Clifton Hogg II

November 7, 1939 - March 20, 2025