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Casualty Info
Home Town Minneapolis, MN
Last Address San Diego, CA
Casualty Date Mar 28, 1945
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 1 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
USS Trigger (SS-237) began her 12th war patrol 11 March 1945. She made attacks on the 18th and the 20th. On 26 March she was ordered to join a "wolf pack" to attack Japanese shipping. She radioed a weather report that day and was never heard from again. She may have fallen victim to a Japanese air and ship attack, but her fate is unknown. Radioman 2nd Class Maben was listed as missing in action and later declared dead 21 April 1946.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 3291915
Submarine war patrols:
USS Silversides (SS-236) - 5th through 9th
USS Trigger (SS-237) - 9th through 12th
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
Name: Charles Grover Maben Gender: Male Race: White Age: 19 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Place: Minneapolis Birth Date: 16 Apr 1923 Residence Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942 Employer: Montgomery Ward Weight: 175 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Height: 6 1 Next of Kin: Charles Maben