Van Voorhis, Bruce Avery, LCDR

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1943-1943, 131X, VB-102

Service Years
1925 - 1943

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Washington

Year of Birth
1908

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Casualty Info

Home Town Aberdeen, WA	Last Address Coronado, CA

Casualty Date Jul 06, 1943
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Solomon Islands	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (VA) - St. Louis, Missouri	Wall/Plot Coordinates 79 279-281

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1943, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2015, World War II Fallen
	2015, Medal of Honor Recipients - Assoc. Page
	2021, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2021, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2021, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page

Photo Album (More...)

1929-1930, USS Mississippi (BB-41)

From Month/Year - / 1929	To Month/Year - / 1930
Unit USS Mississippi (BB-41) Unit Page
Rank Ensign	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Unknown	State/Country United States

Patch	USS Mississippi (BB-41) Details
	New Mexico Class Battleship: Displacement 32,000 Tons, Dimensions, 624' (oa) x 97' 5" x 31' 1" (Max). Armament 12 x 14"/50 22 x 5"/51, 8 x 3"/50 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3 1/2" +2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 32,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 1084. Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., April 5, 1915. Launched January 25 1917. Commissioned December 18 1917. Reclassified Gunnery Training Ship, AG-128, February 15, 1946. Stricken July 30, 1956. Decommissioned September 17, 1956. Fate: Sold November 28, 1956 and broken up for scrap.
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit New Mexico-class	Strength Battleship
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jul 4, 2021

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15 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Mississippi (BB-41)

Brinser, Harry Lerch, RADM, (1898-1945)			Captain
Spruance, Raymond Ames, ADM, (1903-1948)			Commander
English, Robert Henry, RADM, (1911-1943)			Lieutenant Commander
Espe, Carl Frederick, VADM, (1922-1962)			Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fuqua, Samuel Glen, RADM, (1919-1953)	OFF		Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hogan, Bartholomew William, RADM, (1925-1961)	OFF	210X	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Adkins, James Alvin, RADM, (1930-1959)			Ensign
Allan, Halle Charles, CAPT, (1927-1957)			Ensign
Bruton, Henry Chester, RADM, (1926-1960)	OFF		Ensign
Gilmore, Howard Walter, CDR, (1920-1943)			Ensign
McDonald, David Lamar, ADM, (1928-1967)			Ensign
Mihok, Fred J., WO, (1926-1940)	AM	AM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Ray, Harry Joseph, PO2, (1926-1941)	COX	COX-0000	Coxswain
Kleyn, John Robert, CPO, (1925-1942)	F1c	F1c-0000	Fireman First Class
Hendrickson, Carl, CPO, (1928-1954)	SA	SA-0000	Seaman Second Class