World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles Walter David, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
New York
Honored By
Richard E. Miller
SERVED AS A STEWARD'S MATE ABOARD THE CUTTER COMANCHE WPG-76. IN FEBRUARY, 1943, HE PARTICIPATED IN AIDING SURVIVORS OF THE TORPEDOED TRANSPORT DORCHESTER APB-46 IN THE COLD WATERS OFF GREENLAND. HE REPEATEDLY DOVE OVERBOARD TO HELP SEVERAL MEN AND HE ALSO SAVED THE LIFE OF HIS SHIP'S EXECUTIVE OFFICER, LIEUTENANT LANGFORD ANDERSON. HE DIED A FEW DAYS LATER FROM HYPOTHERMIA CONTRACTED DURING HIS HEROIC RESCUE EFFORTS. WAS AWARDED THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL FOR HIS BRAVERY.