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Casualty Info
Home Town Detroit, MI
Last Address 4717 Dawar ST Dallas, TX
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 1 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
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. Lieutenant Junior Grade Rose was officially declared dead 15 July 1946.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 341159
Silver Star
Awarded for Actions During World War II
Service: Navy
Division: U.S.S. Bonefish (SS-223)
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 351 (June 1946)
Citation: (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Russell A. Rose, Jr. (NSN: 0-341159), United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against an armed enemy as Gunnery and Plotting Officer of the U.S.S. BONEFISH (SS-223) during the EIGHTH War Patrol of that Submarine in enemy-controlled waters from 28 May 1945 until the vessel was lost on or about 24 June 1945. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.
