Charles Converse: A Not-So Little Life: Home

Charles A. Converse (1904-1940) was a Foreign Service Officer for the United States and posted at the U.S Embassy in London during World War II. When the War first started, Converse's family was evacuated back to the States while Charles stayed behind to continue his work providing service to American citizens affected by the war. During the Blitz of London (a German military bombing campaign), Mr. Converse worked tireless to get American citizens home. Throughout the Blitz, Mr. Converse fell ill with influenza, which eventually worsened to a point of him being evacuated back to the States, where he died on April 14th, 1940. Despite little information about his life, the impact he had on his countrymen and family cannot go unnoticed. While many may be inclined to shaft Converse as a simple short-lived bureaucrat , his work and life touched countless individuals both consciously and unconsciously. His life and his impact were not so little at all.