World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles J. Duke
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Everton, Missouri
Honored By
Charles J. Duke
SERVED FROM JANUARY 9, 1940 TO JANUARY 10, 1946. PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR. SERVED IN FLAG ALLOWANCE AS SIGNALMAN 3RD CLASS IN MARCH 1942. TRANSFERRED TO THE U.S. NAVAL BASE FOR DUTY. IN DECEMBER 1942, WENT TO NEW CONSTRUCTION. PUT THE USS STARLING AM-64 IN COMMISSION; TAKEN TO THE WEST PACIFIC IN 1943. TRANSFERRED TO THE USS OSTERHAUS FOR COMMISSION. WENT THROUGH TRAINING AND SHAKE DOWN. WENT THROUGH PANAMA CANAL FOR THE WEST PACIFIC. MADE SIGNALMAN 1ST CLASS. RODE THE SHIP OUT UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.