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Home State
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Year of Birth 1922 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Sheila Rae Myers, HM3
to remember
Barry, Charles, LTJG.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Johnstown, PA |
Last Address St Mary's St Loretto, PA
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Casualty Date Jul 30, 1945 |
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Cause Hostile-Body Not Recovered |
Reason Torpedoed |
Location Pacific Ocean |
Conflict World War II |
Location of Interment Grandview Cemetery - Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 9, Lot 62 (memorial marker) |
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Last Known Activity
On 30 July 1945, after delivering parts for the first atomic bomb to the United States air base at Tinian, the ship was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-58. She sank in 12 minutes. Of 1,196 crewmen aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship. The remaining 900 faced exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks while floating with few lifeboats and almost no food or water. Only 317 of the 900 survived.
LTJG Barry was among the men listed as missing in action and later declared dead.
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Comments/Citation
Service number: 31147
The information contained within this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
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Last Updated: Oct 12, 2019 |
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Name: Charles Schwab Barry Race: White Age: 20 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 7 Sep 1922 Birth Place: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA Residence Place: Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA Registration Date: 1942 Registration Place: Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA Weight: 152 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 6
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