Charles John Popp US Navy USS Pennsylvania |
The bomb that hit us during the second wave came through the boat deck and my living quarters (Casemate #9). I lost everything I wasn't wearing. It was the saddest day of my life. I was exposed to two atomic bomb blasts at Bikini in 1946. |
Information provided by Charles John Popp. |
Rate / Rank CHIEF Service Branch USN Service Dates 12/1939 - 10/1959 Born 12/20/1921 DIXON, IL Duty Stations USS PENNSYLVANIA BB-38; PEARL HARBOR 12/7/41 USS TRATHEN DD-530; USS HAMUL AD-20 USS HAVEN AH-12 ATOMIC BOMB TEST BIKINI 1946 USS SOLEY DD-707; USS BEGOR APD-127 USS ISHERWOOD DD-520; USS HUBBARD DD-748 Awards AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL W/FLEET CLASP; NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL (5) ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/9 STARS; NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON W/2 STARS OCCUPATION SERVICE W/EUROPE CLASP CONGRESSIONAL PEARL HARBOR MEDAL |
