Charles E. Trimingham

World War II
Service #0-727282
Unit65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From California
Date of DeathJune 26 1943
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
Purple Heart
Silver Star
Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Notes

1LT Trimingham's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. His remains were recovered and identified in 2001.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.