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NAME Donald Ross Chandler |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 285467 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD Millport, AL |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. John Carl Chandler |
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| DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1922 at Millport, AL |
ENTERED SERVICE June 14, 1940 at Birmingham, AL |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Donald R. Chandler was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when the ship, struck by bombs that detonated her forward magazine, sank to the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Chandler was not seen after the attack, and was declared dead as of 7 December 1941. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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Biography:
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Articles & Records:
Private Chandler, date unknown. Photo uploaded to FindAGrave by Dave Johnson.
Excerpt from the muster roll of the USS Arizona. All of these privates were killed in at Pearl Harbor. Note that Amundson was aboard the Arizona for only one day.
The Birmingham News, 11 February 1942.
Comment received from R. L. Chandler, Jr.
April 28, 2012
Thank you. We will always miss you. You are a hero. I wish I knew you better, but your little brother filled me in, Dennis is with you now I’m sure. Gather the family for our arrival.