Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Medical Corps
Service Number	O-077376
Birth Date	September 21, 1907
From	Long Beach, California
Decorations	Legion of Merit with V Device, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	February 3, 1945
Location	Fukuoka #3 Prisoner of War Camp, Japan
Circumstances	Died of Acute Enteritis
Remarks	Charles was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He received the Legion of Merit for his actions on December 15, 1944, when he assisted fellow POWs evacuate the hellship Oryoku Maru.

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