World War II Honoree

Charles Edmund Chapman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Wellesley, Massachusetts

Honored By

Lawrence Greene & Lois Tarby

Relationship

Nephew & Sister

SERVED IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC ON THE DESTROYER USS HAMMANN. FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA AND IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY, WHERE HE DIED ON JUNE 6, 1942 WHEN HIS SHIP WAS HIT BY A JAPANESE TORPEDO. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE U.S. NAVY AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE. HE WAS OFFICIALLY CLASSIFIED AS MISSING IN ACTION. MEMORIALIZED AT THE HONOLULU MEMORIAL, HONOLULU, HAWAII. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. SERVICE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 0-102155.