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Charles
Joseph
Burns
POW (WWII) KIA

Home:

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Massachusetts

Charles Burns was a member of the crew of the U.S.S. Pope which was badly damaged and subsequently sank on March 1, 1942. He and the other survivors floated in life rafts or in floatation jackets throughout the night and into the following day when they were picked up and captured by the Japanese.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Shipfitter Third Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Celebes Island & Java)

    Action Date:

    March 2, 1942 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Shipfitter Third Class Charles Joseph Burns (NSN: 2016185), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after his ship, the U.S.S. POPE (DD-225), was sunk on 1 March 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.