World War II Honoree

Charles Woodrow Wilson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Maysville, Missouri

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.

CHIEF MOTOR MACHINIST MATE KILLED IN ACTION WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS GRAMPUS (SS-207). DECORATIONS: SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART. USS GRAMPUS WAS MOST LIKELY SUNK IN ACTION ON MARCH 5, 1943 WHEN TWO JAPANESE DESTROYERS, THEMSELVES LOST 2 DAYS LATER, CONDUCTED AN ATTACK IN BLACKETT STRAIT, WHERE A HEAVY OIL SLICK WAS SIGHTED THE FOLLOWING DAY, INDICATING THAT GRAMPUS MAY HAVE BEEN LOST THERE IN A NIGHT ATTACK OR GUN BATTLE AGAINST THE DD. GRAMPUS WENT DOWN WITH 71 OFFICERS AND MEN.