Donald R. Chandler

	NAME Donald Ross Chandler	NICKNAME —	SERVICE NUMBER 285467
	UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona	HOME OF RECORD Millport, AL	NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. John Carl Chandler
	DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1922 at Millport, AL	ENTERED SERVICE June 14, 1940 at Birmingham, AL	DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941
	REGION Hawaiian Islands	CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor	CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action
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.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart	LAST KNOWN RANK Private	STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered.	MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial

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