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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Howard R. Charles

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Hutchinson, Kansas

Honored By

Terry MacDonald

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

PRIVATE. SERVED ABOARD THE HEAVY CRUISER USS HOUSTON IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. SURVIVED THE SHIP SINKING IN MARCH 1942. SURVIVED BEING A JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR SLAVE LABORER FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR.