World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Nicholas Ness
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Honored By
April Barefoot Tisher
Relationship
Granddaughter
CORPORAL. SERVED AS ADMIRAL WILLIAM HALSEY'S ORDERLY. SERVED ON THE USS NEW JERSEY, THE USS SOUTH DAKOTA, AND WAS ON THE USS MISSOURI DURING THE WWII SURRENDER CEREMONY. HIS BAYONET WAS USED TO CUT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY CAKE.