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Charles Arthur Tabberer

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Years of service
  
1939–1942

Rank
  
Lieutenant (junior grade)

Battles and wars
  
World War II


Died
  
1942, Solomon Islands

Name
  
Charles Tabberer

Born
  
December 18, 1915 Kansas City, Kansas (
1915-12-18
)

Battles/wars
  
World War II *Guadalcanal campaign

Awards
  
Navy Cross (posthumous)

Service/branch
  
United States Navy Reserve

Similar People
  
Francis C Flaherty, Roger Sonnabend, Arthur Murray Preston, Warren Christopher, John Jordan

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Charles Arthur Tabberer was born on 18 December 1915 in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Tabberer enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve on 12 October 1939 and was appointed an aviation cadet on 11 January 1940. Following flight training at Pensacola, Florida, and Miami, Florida, Cadet Tabberer was designated a naval aviator on 1 November.

He was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve on 12 December. After further training at San Diego, California, he was ordered to report to Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-6) which was then assigned to USS Yorktown (CV-5).

Ens. Tabberer served with VF-6 throughout his short naval career. Promoted to lieutenant (junior grade) on 29 May 1942, his squadron was assigned to USS Saratoga (CV-3) for the invasion of Guadalcanal in the southern Solomon Islands.

Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross

Lt. (jg.) Tabberer was one of the 11 "Wildcat" (F4F) pilots lost when elements of the Japanese 26th Air Flotilla opposed the Guadalcanal invasion force on 7 August. Through the efforts of Tabberer and his comrades, the Japanese aerial forces were beaten back. For his sacrifice, Lt. (jg.) Tabberer was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, posthumously.

Namesake

USS Tabberer (DE-418) was laid down at Houston, Texas, on 12 January 1944 by the Brown Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 18 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Mary M. Tabberer, and commissioned on 23 May 1944, Lt. Comdr. Henry Lee Plage, USNR, in command.

References

Charles Arthur Tabberer Wikipedia