Charles Storey

Sonarman First Class

Left to right:
Allen Beadel, Chuck Storey, and Lowell Cozby

Ted Blunck, Chuck Storey, and E.H. "Cotton" Jaroszewski

Chuck, a sonarman, tried to enlist in the Navy immediately after Pearl Harbor, but was turned down due to a leg injured while playing football.

Unwilling to take the easy way out, Chuck worked for 5 months to earn the money necessary to have surgery on his leg-- and was rewarded by a grateful Uncle Sam with a draft notice-- for the Army.

At the last moment, Fate intervened and Chuck was able to volunteer out of the Army and into the Navy.