Rank and Name, Aviation Radioman Third Class Charles Robert Young.
Unit/Placed in, Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6), United States Navy.
Charles is born approx. on 21 March 1921 in Carthage, Missouri.
Father, Charles Elmer Young.
Mother, Phronia (McWilliams) Young.
Charles enlisted the service in Oklahoma with service number # 3565507.
Charles‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a Douglas SBD Dauntless were,
Ensign B.S. Varin jr. Pilot
Arm3. C.E. Young Radio Opeator/Gunner
Charles was KIA no knowledge, he was seen after the forced crash to climb in the rescueboat on 4 June 1942, he is honored with Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Charles is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to, http://www.cv6.org/ship/logs/action19420604-vb6.htm
http://www.cv6.org/company/muster/display_ag.asp?page=VB%2D6/3
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
