Bruce, Frank M., LT

Fallen

Service Photo

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

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Plank Owner

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Nebraska

Year of Birth
1879

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Casualty Info

Home Town Grand Island, NE

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

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1919, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2015, World War I Fallen

Image

WWI Victory Medal - 1918

Name of Award
WWI Victory Medal

Devices
none

Year Awarded
1918

Last Updated:
May 14, 2013

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Details Behind Award

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 14 May 1919.

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