Born the 6th and last child to
Thomas Arnott
and
Mary A. (Thorne) Arnott
(parents divorced in 1926)
After the world learned of what happened in Pearl Harbor, Charlie enlisted in the US Navy on 18 Dec 1941.
Service #202-08-03
1941 Residence: 350 Amory Street Jamaica Plain, MA
1942 Mother (Mary Arnott) moved to 151 Green Street Jamaica Plain, MA
1942 Jan 14th – Assigned to USS Monssen (DD-436)
FC3 (later promoted to FC2) Charles H. Arnott worked in the engine room of the Destroyer Monssen.
(see attached photo of Destroyer)
On Friday, 13 November 1942* at 2am, the USS Monssen was in Battle of Guadalcanal.
Hit by some 39 shells; including three of battleship caliber.
Twenty minutes later, the ship was completely immobilized and was ordered abandoned.
After daybreak the Monssen was still afire and continued to blaze until early afternoon, when she sank.
Sixty percent of the crew couldn’t escape the inferno and went down with the ship…
Charlie was one of the 60% who were trapped or killed and his remains are buried with the ship at the bottom of the Pacific.
-I've included a photo of final resting place of USS Monssen and the other ships from the battle.
In 1992, an expedition found the wreck of the Monssen (and other ships). The wreck of the Monssen lies upright on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound, with gun turrets still trained out to the starboard side as they had been in combat.”
*Source of USS Monssen and it's fate,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monssen_(DD-436)
On 12 September 1943, a Memorial Square was dedicated in his name at the corner of Brookside Ave. & Minton St. Jamaica Plain, MA.
Also at that corner is the family's church, Our Lady of Lourdes.
His mother requested it be placed there so she could see it every time she attended church.
(See photo for actual newspaper clippings)
http://www.cityofboston.gov/veterans/herosquares/view.aspx?id=33
He received the following awards:
Victory Medal
Presidential Citation
American Campaign Medal
Atlantic and Pacific Campaign Medal
November 14, 1943, 1 year and 1 day after the sinking of the ship, he was declared dead and was awarded posthumously a Purple Heart.
Small pano photo courtesy of:
American Battle Monuments Commission
Tablets of the Missing/Buried at Sea
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Philippines.
Thomas Arnott
and
Mary A. (Thorne) Arnott
(parents divorced in 1926)
After the world learned of what happened in Pearl Harbor, Charlie enlisted in the US Navy on 18 Dec 1941.
Service #202-08-03
1941 Residence: 350 Amory Street Jamaica Plain, MA
1942 Mother (Mary Arnott) moved to 151 Green Street Jamaica Plain, MA
1942 Jan 14th – Assigned to USS Monssen (DD-436)
FC3 (later promoted to FC2) Charles H. Arnott worked in the engine room of the Destroyer Monssen.
(see attached photo of Destroyer)
On Friday, 13 November 1942* at 2am, the USS Monssen was in Battle of Guadalcanal.
Hit by some 39 shells; including three of battleship caliber.
Twenty minutes later, the ship was completely immobilized and was ordered abandoned.
After daybreak the Monssen was still afire and continued to blaze until early afternoon, when she sank.
Sixty percent of the crew couldn’t escape the inferno and went down with the ship…
Charlie was one of the 60% who were trapped or killed and his remains are buried with the ship at the bottom of the Pacific.
-I've included a photo of final resting place of USS Monssen and the other ships from the battle.
In 1992, an expedition found the wreck of the Monssen (and other ships). The wreck of the Monssen lies upright on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound, with gun turrets still trained out to the starboard side as they had been in combat.”
*Source of USS Monssen and it's fate,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monssen_(DD-436)
On 12 September 1943, a Memorial Square was dedicated in his name at the corner of Brookside Ave. & Minton St. Jamaica Plain, MA.
Also at that corner is the family's church, Our Lady of Lourdes.
His mother requested it be placed there so she could see it every time she attended church.
(See photo for actual newspaper clippings)
http://www.cityofboston.gov/veterans/herosquares/view.aspx?id=33
He received the following awards:
Victory Medal
Presidential Citation
American Campaign Medal
Atlantic and Pacific Campaign Medal
November 14, 1943, 1 year and 1 day after the sinking of the ship, he was declared dead and was awarded posthumously a Purple Heart.
Small pano photo courtesy of:
American Battle Monuments Commission
Tablets of the Missing/Buried at Sea
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Philippines.
Born the 6th and last child to
Thomas Arnott
and
Mary A. (Thorne) Arnott
(parents divorced in 1926)
After the world learned of what happened in Pearl Harbor, Charlie enlisted in the US Navy on 18 Dec 1941.
Service #202-08-03
1941 Residence: 350 Amory Street Jamaica Plain, MA
1942 Mother (Mary Arnott) moved to 151 Green Street Jamaica Plain, MA
1942 Jan 14th – Assigned to USS Monssen (DD-436)
FC3 (later promoted to FC2) Charles H. Arnott worked in the engine room of the Destroyer Monssen.
(see attached photo of Destroyer)
On Friday, 13 November 1942* at 2am, the USS Monssen was in Battle of Guadalcanal.
Hit by some 39 shells; including three of battleship caliber.
Twenty minutes later, the ship was completely immobilized and was ordered abandoned.
After daybreak the Monssen was still afire and continued to blaze until early afternoon, when she sank.
Sixty percent of the crew couldn’t escape the inferno and went down with the ship…
Charlie was one of the 60% who were trapped or killed and his remains are buried with the ship at the bottom of the Pacific.
-I've included a photo of final resting place of USS Monssen and the other ships from the battle.
In 1992, an expedition found the wreck of the Monssen (and other ships). The wreck of the Monssen lies upright on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound, with gun turrets still trained out to the starboard side as they had been in combat.”
*Source of USS Monssen and it's fate,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monssen_(DD-436)
On 12 September 1943, a Memorial Square was dedicated in his name at the corner of Brookside Ave. & Minton St. Jamaica Plain, MA.
Also at that corner is the family's church, Our Lady of Lourdes.
His mother requested it be placed there so she could see it every time she attended church.
(See photo for actual newspaper clippings)
http://www.cityofboston.gov/veterans/herosquares/view.aspx?id=33
He received the following awards:
Victory Medal
Presidential Citation
American Campaign Medal
Atlantic and Pacific Campaign Medal
November 14, 1943, 1 year and 1 day after the sinking of the ship, he was declared dead and was awarded posthumously a Purple Heart.
Small pano photo courtesy of:
American Battle Monuments Commission
Tablets of the Missing/Buried at Sea
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Philippines.
Thomas Arnott
and
Mary A. (Thorne) Arnott
(parents divorced in 1926)
After the world learned of what happened in Pearl Harbor, Charlie enlisted in the US Navy on 18 Dec 1941.
Service #202-08-03
1941 Residence: 350 Amory Street Jamaica Plain, MA
1942 Mother (Mary Arnott) moved to 151 Green Street Jamaica Plain, MA
1942 Jan 14th – Assigned to USS Monssen (DD-436)
FC3 (later promoted to FC2) Charles H. Arnott worked in the engine room of the Destroyer Monssen.
(see attached photo of Destroyer)
On Friday, 13 November 1942* at 2am, the USS Monssen was in Battle of Guadalcanal.
Hit by some 39 shells; including three of battleship caliber.
Twenty minutes later, the ship was completely immobilized and was ordered abandoned.
After daybreak the Monssen was still afire and continued to blaze until early afternoon, when she sank.
Sixty percent of the crew couldn’t escape the inferno and went down with the ship…
Charlie was one of the 60% who were trapped or killed and his remains are buried with the ship at the bottom of the Pacific.
-I've included a photo of final resting place of USS Monssen and the other ships from the battle.
In 1992, an expedition found the wreck of the Monssen (and other ships). The wreck of the Monssen lies upright on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound, with gun turrets still trained out to the starboard side as they had been in combat.”
*Source of USS Monssen and it's fate,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monssen_(DD-436)
On 12 September 1943, a Memorial Square was dedicated in his name at the corner of Brookside Ave. & Minton St. Jamaica Plain, MA.
Also at that corner is the family's church, Our Lady of Lourdes.
His mother requested it be placed there so she could see it every time she attended church.
(See photo for actual newspaper clippings)
http://www.cityofboston.gov/veterans/herosquares/view.aspx?id=33
He received the following awards:
Victory Medal
Presidential Citation
American Campaign Medal
Atlantic and Pacific Campaign Medal
November 14, 1943, 1 year and 1 day after the sinking of the ship, he was declared dead and was awarded posthumously a Purple Heart.
Small pano photo courtesy of:
American Battle Monuments Commission
Tablets of the Missing/Buried at Sea
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Philippines.
Inscription
Arnott Charles H..Fireman 2C..USN..Massachusetts
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Massachusetts.
