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CHARLES ALBERT PHILHOWER
Fireman Apprentice · U.S. Navy
April 12, 1945 – December 6, 1965
Service recordCharles Albert Philhower, of Denville, New Jersey, served as a Fireman Apprentice in the U.S. Navy. He died on December 6, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 112 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 112
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Rank
- Fireman Apprentice (FA)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Fireman (FN)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 7 FLT
- Born
- April 12, 1945
- Home of record
- Denville, New Jersey (Morris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 6, 1965
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Ship/Submarine Accident At Sea (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Nine names on the Wall carry the date December 6, 1965. In December 1965, 326 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 112
- THOMAS MICHAEL JOYCEPrivate First Class · October 26, 1966
- JAMES ANTHONY KELLY JRLieutenant (junior grade) · October 26, 1966
- DANIEL OLMSTEAD KERNEnsign · October 26, 1966
- JAMES ANDREW LEESeaman · October 26, 1966
- NORMAN STANLEY LEVYLieutenant Commander · October 26, 1966
From Denville
- FRANK APPERSON PRICE IIISergeant · October 15, 1967
- JEFFREY JOSEPH BROWNPetty Officer Third Class · November 22, 1967
- SWANTE AUGUST SWENSONFirst Lieutenant · January 11, 1968
- WILLIAM PAUL WEBERStaff Sergeant · July 7, 1968
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.