Rank/Rate	Radio Technician, Second Class
Service Number	724 60 82
Birth Date	April 3, 1922
From	Rock Falls, Illinois
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Scamp (SS-277)
Loss Date	November 16, 1944
Location	Off Inubo Saki near Tokyo Bay
Circumstances	Probably lost in a depth charge attack
Remarks	Charles was born in Edgemont, South Dakota.  He stood nearly 6', and excelled in basketball, track & field, and boxing. He liked to spar with his older brother John (a tri-state National Guard Champion).

Photo, information, and remarks courtesy of Clifford E. Swick, brother, via Jim Baldwin.

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