Rank/Rate	Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	201 57 30
Birth Date	August 3, 1919
From	Boston, Massachusetts
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Submarine	USS Perch (SS-176)
Loss Date	April 18, 1945
Location	Makassar Prisoner of War Camp, Celebes, Indonesia
Circumstances	Died of Pellagra
Remarks	Charles was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo is of the captured Perch crew on the deck of Japanese destroyer Ushio.

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