World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles William Wharton, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND, MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON FORTY AND ABOARD USS KRETCHMER DE-329. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.