Sioux Cityan Wins Praise
Sailor on Sub That Sank Two Destroyers Gets Commendation
As a member of the United States submarine crew which sank two enemy destroyers and seriously damaged a third, Charles W. Lynn, Jr., 22, of Sioux City, has received commendation from naval officials.
The sailor is the son of Charles Lynn Sr. of Baton Rouge, La., former photographer here. The submarine on which he was serving attacked the three enemy vessels while on a first war patrol assignment, his sister, Mrs. John A. Chilson, 511 W. 26th Street, said. She said the scene of the sea battle had not been disclosed.
A fireman, second class, Lynn has served with the navy the last year. He is a graduate of East High School and received his preliminary naval training at the Great Lakes Station, then was transferred to New London, Conn., where he was trained for submarine duty. He has served on the submarine since spring.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, November 7, 1942
Charles Wesley Lynn, Jr. was born Aug. 14, 1919 to Charles Wesley (Sr.) and Gladys Macklein Lynn. He died Mar. 20, 1945/FOD Apr. 1, 1946 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 1, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Petty Officer Lynn served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Kete (SS-369) and was MIA/KIA/FOD when that ship vessel failed to return from a war patrol in the vicinity of Nansei Shoot. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
