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Charles Hamlet
Whitman
Rank/Rate |
Electrician's Mate, Third Class |
Service Number |
600 22 22 |
Birth Date |
February 23, 1924 |
From |
Mayfield, New York |
Decorations |
Purple Heart |
Submarine |
USS Muskallunge (SS-262) |
Loss Date |
August 8, 1945 |
Location |
Near 46° 46.2' N, 152° 12.5' E |
Circumstances |
Killed by returning machine-gun fire
during battle surface |
Remarks |
Charles is possibly the last submarine battle casualty of the War |
Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
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