Bruce, Frank M., LT

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant

Last Primary NEC
110X-Unrestricted Line Officer - No Specialty Engagement

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1918-1919, BM-0107, USS Bobolink (AM-20)

Service Years
1896 - 1919

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Personal Details

Home State

Nebraska

Year of Birth
1879

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Casualty Info

Home Town Grand Island, NE	Last Address Not Specified

Casualty Date May 14, 1919
Cause Hostile, Died	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location North Atlantic Ocean	Conflict World War I
Location of Interment Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, California	Wall/Plot Coordinates SECTION PS-3 SITE 310

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	2015, World War I Fallen

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Fort Rosecrans Natio...	Navy Cross/DSM	Navy Cross/DSM/MOH	USS BOBOLINK AM-20
USS BOBOLINK AM-20	USS BRUCE DD-329	USS BRUCE DD-329	BM Frank Bruce 1896

1918-1919, BM-0107, USS Bobolink (AM-20)

From Month/Year July / 1918	To Month/Year May / 1919
Unit USS Bobolink (AM-20) Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant	NEC BM-0107-Minesweeping Boatswain's Mate
Location Not Specified	Country/State Not Specified

Patch	USS Bobolink (AM-20) Details
	Hull number AM-20
	Type Surface Vessels	Existing/Disbanded Decommissioned
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Auxiliary
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: May 15, 2013

Memories For This Unit
Chain of Command LT Frank Bruce: Commander, 2nd Division - Overseas Minesweepers (USS Bobolink AM-20)	Other Memories LT FRANK BRUCE, USN Commander USS Bobolink (AM 20) Orkney Islands, North Atlantic. Bruce entered the Navy as a Boatswain 6 February 1898 and was commissioned a Lieutenant (temporary) 1 July 1918. He commanded Bobolink (AM-20) during the North Sea Mine Barrage Sweep and was killed when a mine exploded 17 May 1919.

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