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Recipient of the Navy Cross
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
2 August 1919(Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, U.S.A.)
Death:
4 June 1942(Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Charles E. Brannon was born 2 August 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama.
Navy career
Brannon enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve 14 April 1941 for aviation training. Ensign Brannon reported for duty in Torpedo Squadron 8 in carrier Hornet (CV-8) 3 February 1942.
Awarded the Navy Cross
Ensign Brannon was killed in action 4 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway. He was awarded a Navy Cross posthumously for his extraordinary heroism in pressing home an attack against a Japanese carrier. The official Navy citation:
Namesake
Charles E. Brannon (DE-446) was named in his honor. She was launched 23 April 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding Co., Newark, New Jersey; sponsored by Second Lieutenant D. Brannon, WAG; and commissioned 1 November 1944, Commander E. W. Todd in command.