Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	600 72 70
Birth Date	April 2, 1914
From	Dryden, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Robalo (SS-273)
Loss Date	July 26, 1944
Location	Off the east coast of Balabac Island, PI
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	Charles was born in Harriman, Tennessee.

Photo above and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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