Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	863 54 15
Birth Date	September 21, 1923
From	Indianapolis, Indiana
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	North end of Formosa Strait
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	Charles was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Photo courtesy of Keith Charles Lyell, son of Charles' best friend.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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