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Last Rank
Fireman First Class
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Last Primary NEC
F1c-0000-Fireman 1st Class
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Fireman First Class
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Primary Unit
1943-1945, F1c-0000, USS Kidd (DD-661)
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Service Years
1942 - 1945
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1926 |
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Nicole Summers, MMFN
to remember
Allwhite, Charles Newton, F1c.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Newark, AR |
Last Address Newark, AR
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Casualty Date Apr 11, 1945 |
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Cause Hostile, Died |
Reason Other Explosive Device |
Location Pacific Ocean |
Conflict World War II |
Location of Interment Blue Springs Cemetery - Newark, Arkansas |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity
While on picket station 11 April 1945, USS Kidd and her division mates, USS Black, USS Bullard, and USS Chauncey, with the help of Combat Air Patrol, repelled three air raids. That afternoon, a single enemy plane crashed into Kidd, killing 38 men and wounding 55. F1c Allwhite were among those killed in action.
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Comments/Citation
Service number: 6307622
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