Aviation Chief Carpenter’s Mate Charles Hamilton White (NSN: 2241329), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after he was shot down in 1945, and was held as a Prisoner of War at Formosa until his death while still in captivity.
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POW (WWII) KIA
Home:
Queens Village
,
New York
Buried:
Honolulu
,
Hawaii
Cemetery:
National Memorial of the Pacific Cemetery
Awards Received
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Prisoner of War Medal
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Aviation Chief OrdnancemanDivision:
Prisoner of War (Formosa)Action Date:
August 15, 1945 – Died in Captivity
NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947 -
Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Aviation Chief OrdnancemanBatallion:
Patrol Bombing Squadron 71 (VPB-71)Action Date:
December 18, 1944 – February 3, 1945
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Chief Ordnanceman Charles Hamilton White (NSN: 2241329), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Aircrewman in Patrol Bombing Squadron SEVENTY-ONE (VPB-71), in the forward Pacific areas, from 18 December 1944 to 3 February 1975.