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CHARLES  MACK ACOSTA

Rate/Rank
MM3
Service Branch
USN 00/0000 - 7/1945
Born 04/20/1925
LOUISIANA
KILLED IN ACTION - USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35, SUNK BY JAPANESE SUB THAT FIRED 2 TORPEDOS BETWEEN GUAM AND THE PHILIPPINES, 07/30/1945
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
PURPLE HEART
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
NAVY EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON
NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL