Date of birth:

October 28th, 1922 (Race-land, Los Angeles)

Date of death:

November 12th, 1942 (North Pacific Sea)

Nationality:

American

Enlisted in the Naval Reserve 19 February 1942. He was killed in action in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 12 November 1942, while serving in Son Francisco (CA-38), heavily damaged in the battle. Seaman Second Class Falgout was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his great heroism and determination to defend his ship even at the cost of his life, when he remained at his gun, blazing away at a Japanese aircraft until it crashed his station.

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• - Recipients of The Navy Cross, 1916 - Present, by C. Douglas Sterner