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Charles Steele Coleman

Charles Steele Coleman

 Bronze StarPurple Heart

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number 243 54 09
Birth Date November 11, 1918
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Decorations Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Submarine USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date November 19, 1943
Location North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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