World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles A. Barton
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Honored By
Charles Barton
SERVED ON THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC THEATERS. EARNED 2 BATTLE STARS AND THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZES AND HIT BY 3, ON APRIL 6, 1945.