World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Robert Pilcher
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Honored By
Mary H. Pilcher
Relationship
Wife
JOINED THE NAVY IN JULY 1943 AT THE AGE OF 17. AFTER COMPLETING RECRUITMENT, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS LST 984 AS SIGNAL BRIDGE, SEPTEMBER 1943 TO APRIL 1946. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED ON IN THE MILITARY, DEDICATING 30 YEARS OF HIS LIFE.