Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	225 23 36
Birth Date	February 19, 1922
From	West Coxsackie, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Albacore (SS-218)
Loss Date	November 7, 1944
Location	Near 41° 49'N x 141° 11'E, off northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	Charles was born in Leonia, New Jersey.

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