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Casualty Info
Home Town Milbank, SD
Last Address 5338 Mecca St Tarzana, CA
Casualty Date May 06, 1942
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Philippines
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Tahoma Cemetery - Yakima, Washington
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Last Known Activity:
As a member of the crew of the USS Canopus (AS-9), CMM Fairchild survived the attack by the Japanese on December 29, 1941. The crew continued to fight until there was no hope left and the Canopus was scuttled by her own men on April 9, 1942. The men who sunk their own ship then joined the fighting in Corregidor, where they and the rest of the crew joined with the US Marines and set up beach defenses. CMM Fairchild was killed in action on May 6, 1942.
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Service number: 3930533
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