CHARLES HOLLIS PENNOCK
Charles Hollis Pennock was born 1-SEP 1902 in Bourbon Missouri. His father was William Alexander Pennock (1851–1926) and his mother was Clara E Coffman (1859–1909). Charles had seven siblings. Four sisters: Ethel (1881-1913), Mary (1883-1907), Julia (1885-1925), and Annie (1891-1971). He had three brothers: Ambros (1887-1965), Albert (1889-1981) and Hugh (1884-1958). In 1910 according to the Federal Census, Charles lived with his family in Boone County Missouri.
In 1920, he was 17 still living in Boone in his brother Ambros home and listed his occupation as farm laborer on the home farm. He stated that he had completed one year of high school. According to the memories of family members, Charles joined the Navy in the early 1920s. Charles became and recruiter and eventually a “Tin Can Sailor” in the Pacific. Soon, Charles would be in a battle against overwhelming Japanese Naval forces at Guadalcanal.
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