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Casualty Info
Home Town Boston, MA
Last Address 16 State St New London, CT
Casualty Date Jun 18, 1945
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Sea of Japan
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 3 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
The 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 18, 1945. 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 USS Bonefish. Fireman 1st Class Feld was officially declared dead 15 July 1946.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 8081580
Submarine war patrols: USS Bonefish (SS-223) - 8th
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
Name: Paul Emerson Feld Race: White Age: 20 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA Birth Date: 5 Apr 1922 Residence Place: Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942 Employer: Electric Boat Co Weight: 175 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Blonde Height: 6 Next of Kin: Myrtle Feld