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Casualty Info
Home Town East Aurora, NY
Last Address East Aurora, NY
Casualty Date Jun 18, 1945
Cause Hostile-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Sea of Japan
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Chestnut Hill Cemetery - Portville, New York
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Last Known Activity
USS Bonefish (SS-223) was on a war patrol in the Sea of Japan with two other submarines. Her last communication was during a rendezvous on June 18th. Captured Japanese records indicate that a Japanese vessel was sunk on June 19th and that during an intense counterattack a submarine was sunk with all hands. It is presumed that this was the Bonefish. Chief Gunners Mate Lewis was officially declared dead 15 July 1946.
