World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Ballauf
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Oxnard, California
Honored By
Captain Lee & Joy Brown, USN
Relationship
Son-in-law and Daughter
NAVY PILOT STATIONED IN PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. FLEW PBY AND PBM PLANES THROUGHOUT WWII AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART FOR SERIOUS INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A CRASH DURING TAKEOFF AT A SMALL ISLAND NEAR MIDWAY ISLAND.