13 Mar 20 Garand Picture of the Day - Lieutenant Commander Malcolm Champlin's Garand

[Mark in Rochester]

The plate reads

To
Malcolm McGregor Champlin
United States Navy
From
Lieutenant General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright
United States Army
For saving my life in a straffing attack
By a Japanese "zero" firhter
On Bataam March 10 1942


Plate is made of silver


Malcolm McGregor Champlin
Born: April 13, 1911 in San Francisco, CA
Married: Betty Mee (m. 1943, div. 1953), Virginia Pearson (m. 1955)
Children: Sarah Jane, William Bradford and Mimi Lisette
Military Service: USN (WWII)
Died: January 3, 1998

1941: Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
1954-1955: State Commander, American Legion, Department of California
1962: Proponent, Proposition 24 [Subversive Activities] (Failed; 40%)
1967-1980: Judge, Alameda County Municipal Court

Champlin graduated from United States Naval Academy, United States Naval War College, and the FBI Academy.
Mr. Champlin has World War II service ribbons for combat in the Philippines, Australia, the Aleutian Islands and in Pacific and Asiatic waters. (Source)
Received the Navy Cross, Silver Star, and Bronze Star.
During the Japanese attack on Bataan, Major General Jonathan M. Wainwright presented his M1 Garand to Champlin in thanks for saving his life in a strafing attack by a Japanese ‘Zero’ fighter on Bataan, March 10, 1942."

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