World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Edward Charles Gaughan
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Honored By
U.S. Submarine Veteran
He was killed in action with the loss of 79 officers and men, on board USS GUDGEON (SS-211) on her 12th War Patrol. Decorations: Purple Heart. GUDGEON, under the Command of Lieutenant Commander Robert A. Bonin, sailed from Pearl Harbor on 4 April 1944 to conduct her twelfth patrol in an open sea area in the northern Marianas. She left Johnston Island on 7 April 1944, after having topped off with fuel, and was never heard from again. The probability as to the cause for her loss is that she was depth-charged, bombed, or both. USS GUDGEON was declared overdue, presumed lost, on 7 June 1944.