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| NAME Donald Ross Chandler |
NICKNAME — |
MCSN 285467 |
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| HOME OF RECORD Millport, AL |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. John Carl Chandler |
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| DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1922 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT June 14, 1940 |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Pacific |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE KIA |
UNIT Marine Detachment, USS Arizona |
DUTY — |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Chandler was last known to be aboard the USS Arizona before the ship exploded and sank at Pearl Harbor. He was declared killed in action on this date. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. Believed to rest aboard USS Arizona. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific |
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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.