World War II Honoree

Charles Harkness Haupt, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

Charlene Haupt Mitchell

Relationship

Sister

ENLISTED DECEMBER 1941. SERVED IN BERMUDA, ICELAND, GREENLAND, BRITISH ISLES AND GIBRALTAR. FOR HEROISM DURING 20 ANTI-SUBMARINE MISSIONS IN THE BAY OF BISCAY AND THE WESTERN APPROACHES TO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 1943, HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE 63RD BOMB SQUADRON. FLEW PBY PLANES ON RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS IN THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR AND WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL IN MARCH 1944. MISSING IN ACTION, OCTOBER 15, 1944.