Print plaque Printing Tips

World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Charles Edwin White

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Beaver Crossing, Nebraska

Honored By

Holmes Post 178

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

4TH DIVISION. ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN JULY 1940. PERISHED IN THE SINKING OF THE USS HOUSTON BY THE JAPANESE ON MARCH 1, 1942 IN THE SUNDA STRAIT BETWEEN THE INDONESIAN ISLANDS OF SUMATRA AND JAVA. HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART POSTHUMOUSLY JULY 31, 1946.