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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