Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	300 52 26
Birth Date	October 11, 1920
From	Danielson, Connecticut
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date	June 1, 1944
Location	Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances	Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks	Charles was born in Harvard, Illinois.

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