United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Accounted for

U.S. Navy · United States

Charles Lancaster Putnam

Captain

1928 – 1967

Vietnam Wall · Panel 16E

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Captain Charles Lancaster Putnam served in the U.S. Navy. Charles served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Charles was 39 years old.

How They Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Navy

RVAH-13, CVW-11, USS KITTY HAWK, TF 77, 7TH FLEET

1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)

CAPT

URL PILOT

KEY WEST, FL

1989

Pay grade O06.

Conflicts

Korean War Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 6

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Unit awards

Prisoner of War Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 16E · Line 48 cut as CHARLES L PUTNAM

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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Charles Lancaster Putnam

Captain

U.S. Navy

- 1989

RVAH-13

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