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Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander
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Last Service Branch
Dental Corps
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Last Primary NEC
220X-Dental Corps Officer
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
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Primary Unit
1940-1941, 192X, USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
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Service Years
1917 - 1941
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1896 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Felix Cervantes, III (Admiral Ese), BM2
to remember
Alexander, Hugh Rossman, LCDR.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Potters Mills |
Last Address
Belleville, PA/Coronado, CA
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Casualty Date
Dec 07, 1941 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Other Explosive Device |
Location
Hawaii |
Conflict
Not Specified |
Location of Interment
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Honolulu, Hawaii |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Grave: The Unknown of the USS Oklahoma |
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1918-1918, HA-0000, NAVSTA Norfolk, VA
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1918-1918, HA-0000, 5th Naval District
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1929-1930, 220X, Navy Recruiting Station Philadelphia, CA
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1940-1941, 192X, USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
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Last Known Activity
Lieutenant Commander Hugh R. Alexander was Killed in Action on December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pear USS Oklahoma Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Plot: Row 1.
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Cmdr. Alexander enrolled in the USNRF at Baltimore, Maryland on 13 December 1917. He held a Certificat of Provisional Enrollment in Fifth Naval District as a Hospital Apprentice of First Class. (His father was a physician).
Called to active duty on 5 June 1918 and served until 20 December 1918. He received his commission on 29 June 1920 and served on active duty until his death.l Harbor. He was stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma BB-37.
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Comments/Citation
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Name of Award
Navy and Marine Corps Medal |
Year Awarded
1941 |
Details behind Award:
Awarded for actions during the World War II
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Commander (DC) Hugh Rossman Alexander (NSN: 0-56955), United States Navy, for heroism in operations against the enemy Japanese forces on 7 December 1941, while attached to and serving on board the U.S.S. OKLAHOMA (BB-37). Lieutenant Commander Alexander was aboard the U.S.S. OKLAHOMA during the attack made by the Japanese against the United States Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor. As a result of damage by the enemy the OKLAHOMA capsized shortly after the attack was begun, entrapping Lieutenant Commander Alexander and others in a compartment where portholes provided the only possible means of escape. Despite his knowledge of the desperate situation in which he was placed and with complete disregard for his own safety, Lieutenant Commander Alexander heroically went about the crowded compartment and deliberately selected the more slender of those entrapped whom he conducted to the portholes and aided them in making their escape through these narrow openings. Continuing his intrepid action until the end, Lieutenant Commander Alexander gallantly laid down his life in order that his shipmates might live. This action on his part rendered him individually conspicuous among his comrades and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Action Date: December 7, 1941
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Ship: U.S.S. Oklahoma (BB-37) |
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