Waldron, John Charles, LCDR

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1941-1942, 131X, VT-8
Service Years
1924 - 1942
Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Commander

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Home State
South Dakota
South Dakota
Year of Birth
1900
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Last Address
with VT-8 deployed in the Pacific.

Remembered in Saint John's Cemetery
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, Section 49


Casualty Date
Jun 04, 1942
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location
Midway Islands
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Buried at Sea - N/A, Pacific Ocean
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Lost at Sea with most of VT-8 off Midway Islands.

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
The National Gold Star Family Registry
  1942, The National Gold Star Family Registry


  1941-1942, 131X, VT-8

Lieutenant Commander

From Month/Year
- / 1941

To Month/Year
- / 1942

Unit
VT-8 Unit Page

Rank
Lieutenant Commander

NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Base, Station or City
Norfolk

State/Country
Virginia
 
 
 Patch
 VT-8 Details

VT-8

Type
Aviation Fixed Wing
 

Parent Unit
Fixed Wing

Strength
Navy Squadron

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jun 19, 2007
   
Memories For This Unit

Chain of Command
First commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron Eight, embarked USS Horner (CV 8)

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
No Available Photos
39 Members Also There at Same Time
VT-8

Harwood, Bruce Lawrence, CDR, (1935-1944) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Campbell, George Marvin, LTJG, (1928-1942) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Creamer, William E, ENS, (1940-1942) OFF 131X Ensign
Ellison, Harold John, ENS, (1941-1942) OFF 131X Ensign
Kenyon, Henry Russell, ENS, (1940-1942) OFF 131X Ensign
Langdon, John, ENS, (1939-1941) OFF 131X Ensign
Moore, Ulvert Matthew, ENS, (1940-1942) OFF 131X Ensign
Taurman, John A., LTJG, (1941-1942) OFF 00X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Taurman, John Alponoso, LTJG, (1941-1942) OFF 00X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Gay, George Henry, LCDR, (1941-1954) OFF 00X Ensign
Lewis, Victor Alan, ENS, (1941-1942) OFF 00X Ensign
Welsh, Clyde Sterling, PO2, (1941-1943) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Ellis, Donald Bennett, PO2, (1942-1943) ARM ARM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Huntington, Robert Kingsbury, PO3, (1941-1942) ARM ARM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Lawe, William Clare, PO3, (1928-1942) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Abercrombie, William Warner, ENS, (1940-1942) OFF Ensign
Evans, William Robinson, ENS, (1940-1942) OFF Ensign
Larsen, Harold, CAPT, (1939-1965) Lieutenant
Owens, James Charles, LT, (1935-1942) Lieutenant
Peterkin, Dewitt, CAPT, (1940-1965) Lieutenant
Woodson, Jefferson, LT, (1926-1942) Lieutenant
Earnest, Albert, CAPT, (1941-1972) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fayle, Edward, LTJG, (1941-1945) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hanson, Eugene, CAPT, (1940-1966) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Cook, James Hill, ENS, (1941-1942) Ensign
Katz, Aaron, LCDR, (1940-1945) Ensign
Morgan, Corwin, CDR, (1940-1954) Ensign
Ries, Jr., Robert, LT, (1941-1945) Ensign
Dobbs, Horace Franklin, CPO, (1927-1942) RM Chief Petty Officer
Miles, Robert Bruce, PO1, (1934-1942) Petty Officer First Class
Woodside, Darrel D., PO1, (1937-1942) Petty Officer First Class
Delchamps, Newton, MCPO, (1941-1965) Petty Officer Third Class
Ferrier, Harry, CDR, (1941-1970) Petty Officer Third Class
Manning, Jay, PO3, (1942-1942) Petty Officer Third Class
Fieberling, Langdon Kellogg, LT, (1935-1942) Lieutenant
Moore, Raymond Austin, LT, (1931-1942) Lieutenant
Gray, John Porter, LTJG, (1939-1942) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Brannon, Charles Edward, ENS, (1941-1942) Ensign
Teats, Grant Wayne, ENS, (1940-1942) Ensign

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