The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Charles Thomas Horton
Rank
Commissary Seaman, U.S. Navy
Unit
USS Magpie
Date of Death
October 1, 1950

Commissary Seaman Horton served aboard the minesweeper, USS MAGPIE (AMS-25) in Korean waters. On October 1, 1950, it struck a floating mine and sunk. Twenty one men were lost. He was listed as Missing in Action while engaged with the enemy. He was presumed dead on October 2, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.