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Charles Frederick LeComte

Charles Frederick LeComte

 Legion of MeritBronze StarPurple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Lieutenant, Medical Corps
Service Number O-077376
Birth Date September 21, 1907
From Long Beach, California
Decorations Legion of Merit with V Device, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death February 3, 1945
Location Fukuoka #3 Prisoner of War Camp, Japan
Circumstances Died of Acute Enteritis
Remarks

Charles was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He received the Legion of Merit for his actions on December 15, 1944, when he assisted fellow POWs evacuate the hellship Oryoku Maru.

Photo and information courtesy of MSG Don R. Gentry.

 

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