World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charleton Hugh Cuppernell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Long Beach, California
Honored By
Laura Hillenbrand
CO-PILOT OF B-24 'SUPER MAN.' SERVED IN RAID OVER NAURU IN APRIL, 1943, HELPING TO KEEP PLANE ALOFT AND BRING IT HOME SAFELY IN SPITE OF MASSIVE DAMAGE. KILLED IN MAY, 1943 CRASH NEAR PALMYRA ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC.