Timeline
Birth- Aug 24, 1900
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
1939 - 1945World War II
WW2 Service Fact
Killed at Battle of Midway, while serving as commander of VT-8
Unit or Ship
Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8)
Awards
Navy Cross (Posthumously) for actions taken 4JUN1942 during the Battle of Midway
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Service Number
0-058825
Regiment
United States Navy
Rank
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
Awards
Purple Heart
Gold Star
Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Branch
Navy
Award
Gold Star
Death- Jun 5, 1943
Death
5-Jun-43
Jun 4, 1942
near Midway Atoll
Burial
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Honolulu, Hawaii
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Burial
Died 4 June 1942 and Memorialized on Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial at Honolulu, Hawaii and with cenotaphs at Black Hills National Cemetery in South Dakota and at Saint John's Cemetery at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.
Other Facts
Full Name
John Charles Waldron
Full Name
John C Waldron
State Of Residence
South Dakota
Race or Ethnicity
Native American - Sioux
