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Suggested edit: Please add the following obit: HENRY HOWARD BOLEN - lost his life when the Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine off the Atlanti Coast, Saturday, Feb. 28, (1942) along with a number of others. He was a son of the late L.W. (Jack) Bolen and wife, and was born at Yuma in Carroll County. He was a brother of Mrs. Floyd Thomason of Westport and is survived by two other sisters and a brother. He was a nephew of J.S. Bolen of Wildersville. He enlisted in the Navy more than two years ago and at the time of his death, was serving as a gunner's mate first-class on the Jacob Jones. Memorial services where held at Wesport last Friday. ----- Lexington Leader 13 Mar 1942
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US Navy WORLD WAR II
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class, Henry H. Bolen MIA/KIA
Hometown: Tennessee
Service # 2955604
Awards: Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal W/STAR, Navy Good Conduct Medal
Captain: Lt/Cdr. Hugh D. Black MIA/KIA
Mission: Anti Sub Patrol
Ship: USS Jacob Jones (DD 130)
Loss Date: 28-Feb-42
Location: 38.37N, 74.32W - Grid CA 5458 Off the coast of Delaware
Fate: Sunk by U-578 (Ernst-August Rehwinkel)
Complement: 149 officers and men (138 dead and 11 survivors).
On the morning of 27 Feb, 1942, USS Jacob Jones (DD 130) (LtCdr Hugh D. Black) departed New York alone to patrol and search the area between Barnegat Light and Five Fathoms Bank. She then received orders to concentrate her patrol activity in waters off Cape May and the Delaware Capes. In the afternoon, the destroyer spotted the burning wreckage of the R.P. Resor, which had been torpedoed by U-578 the same day. The destroyer circled the tanker for two hours, searching for survivors before resuming her southward course.
At 10.57 hours on 28 February, USS Jacob Jones was hit by two torpedoes from U-578, while proceeding completely blacked out at 15 knots. The first torpedo struck on the port side just aft of the bridge and ignited the ship´s magazine. The explosion completely destroyed the bridge, the chart room and the officer´s and petty officer´s quarters. As the ship stopped, the second torpedo struck on the port side about 40 feet forward of the fantail and carried away the after part of the ship above the keel plates and shafts and destroyed the after crew´s quarters. The ship remained afloat for 45 minutes, allowing about 30 survivors to abandon ship on four or five rafts. But as the stern sank, the unsecured depth charges exploded, killing several survivors on a nearby raft. Some hours later, an US Army observation plane sighted the life rafts and reported their position to USS PE-56 on Inshore Patrol. The patrol craft was forced to abandon her search after three hours, due to strong winds and rising seas. She had picked up twelve survivors, but one of them died en route to Cape May. The search for survivors continued for two days but was fruitless.
Personnel MIA/KIA with USS Jacob Jones Click here
C. J. Allen USNR
Charles W. Ballew USN
Charles W. Ballew USN
James R. Ballew USN
James R. Ballew USN
Herbert M. Barnes USN
William J. Beckman USN
Hugh David Black Jr. USN
Henry H. Bolen USN
Sherman T. Boyd USN
John R. Branson USN
John T. Brewer USN
Hobert Brock USN
Benjamin R. Bronstein USNR
Benjamin R. Bronstein USNR
Allen F. Burdick USN
John C. Feltner Burns USN
John C. Feltner Burns USN
Frank A. Burth USN
Bennie Byklom USN
James A. Callahan USN
Anthony J. Chajhowski USN
Russell D. Chamberlain USN
Finch W. Clemens USN
Samuel M. Collier Jr. USNR
Samuel M. Collier Jr. USNR
Suggested edit: Please add the following obit: HENRY HOWARD BOLEN - lost his life when the Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine off the Atlanti Coast, Saturday, Feb. 28, (1942) along with a number of others. He was a son of the late L.W. (Jack) Bolen and wife, and was born at Yuma in Carroll County. He was a brother of Mrs. Floyd Thomason of Westport and is survived by two other sisters and a brother. He was a nephew of J.S. Bolen of Wildersville. He enlisted in the Navy more than two years ago and at the time of his death, was serving as a gunner's mate first-class on the Jacob Jones. Memorial services where held at Wesport last Friday. ----- Lexington Leader 13 Mar 1942
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US Navy WORLD WAR II
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class, Henry H. Bolen MIA/KIA
Hometown: Tennessee
Service # 2955604
Awards: Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal W/STAR, Navy Good Conduct Medal
Captain: Lt/Cdr. Hugh D. Black MIA/KIA
Mission: Anti Sub Patrol
Ship: USS Jacob Jones (DD 130)
Loss Date: 28-Feb-42
Location: 38.37N, 74.32W - Grid CA 5458 Off the coast of Delaware
Fate: Sunk by U-578 (Ernst-August Rehwinkel)
Complement: 149 officers and men (138 dead and 11 survivors).
On the morning of 27 Feb, 1942, USS Jacob Jones (DD 130) (LtCdr Hugh D. Black) departed New York alone to patrol and search the area between Barnegat Light and Five Fathoms Bank. She then received orders to concentrate her patrol activity in waters off Cape May and the Delaware Capes. In the afternoon, the destroyer spotted the burning wreckage of the R.P. Resor, which had been torpedoed by U-578 the same day. The destroyer circled the tanker for two hours, searching for survivors before resuming her southward course.
At 10.57 hours on 28 February, USS Jacob Jones was hit by two torpedoes from U-578, while proceeding completely blacked out at 15 knots. The first torpedo struck on the port side just aft of the bridge and ignited the ship´s magazine. The explosion completely destroyed the bridge, the chart room and the officer´s and petty officer´s quarters. As the ship stopped, the second torpedo struck on the port side about 40 feet forward of the fantail and carried away the after part of the ship above the keel plates and shafts and destroyed the after crew´s quarters. The ship remained afloat for 45 minutes, allowing about 30 survivors to abandon ship on four or five rafts. But as the stern sank, the unsecured depth charges exploded, killing several survivors on a nearby raft. Some hours later, an US Army observation plane sighted the life rafts and reported their position to USS PE-56 on Inshore Patrol. The patrol craft was forced to abandon her search after three hours, due to strong winds and rising seas. She had picked up twelve survivors, but one of them died en route to Cape May. The search for survivors continued for two days but was fruitless.
Personnel MIA/KIA with USS Jacob Jones Click here
C. J. Allen USNR
Charles W. Ballew USN
Charles W. Ballew USN
James R. Ballew USN
James R. Ballew USN
Herbert M. Barnes USN
William J. Beckman USN
Hugh David Black Jr. USN
Henry H. Bolen USN
Sherman T. Boyd USN
John R. Branson USN
John T. Brewer USN
Hobert Brock USN
Benjamin R. Bronstein USNR
Benjamin R. Bronstein USNR
Allen F. Burdick USN
John C. Feltner Burns USN
John C. Feltner Burns USN
Frank A. Burth USN
Bennie Byklom USN
James A. Callahan USN
Anthony J. Chajhowski USN
Russell D. Chamberlain USN
Finch W. Clemens USN
Samuel M. Collier Jr. USNR
Samuel M. Collier Jr. USNR
from fag# 47964690
Suggested edit: Please add the following obit: HENRY HOWARD BOLEN - lost his life when the Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine off the Atlanti Coast, Saturday, Feb. 28, (1942) along with a number of others. He was a son of the late L.W. (Jack) Bolen and wife, and was born at Yuma in Carroll County. He was a brother of Mrs. Floyd Thomason of Westport and is survived by two other sisters and a brother. He was a nephew of J.S. Bolen of Wildersville. He enlisted in the Navy more than two years ago and at the time of his death, was serving as a gunner's mate first-class on the Jacob Jones. Memorial services where held at Wesport last Friday. ----- Lexington Leader 13 Mar 1942
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US Navy WORLD WAR II
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class, Henry H. Bolen MIA/KIA
Hometown: Tennessee
Service # 2955604
Awards: Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal W/STAR, Navy Good Conduct Medal
Captain: Lt/Cdr. Hugh D. Black MIA/KIA
Mission: Anti Sub Patrol
Ship: USS Jacob Jones (DD 130)
Loss Date: 28-Feb-42
Location: 38.37N, 74.32W - Grid CA 5458 Off the coast of Delaware
Fate: Sunk by U-578 (Ernst-August Rehwinkel)
Complement: 149 officers and men (138 dead and 11 survivors).
On the morning of 27 Feb, 1942, USS Jacob Jones (DD 130) (LtCdr Hugh D. Black) departed New York alone to patrol and search the area between Barnegat Light and Five Fathoms Bank. She then received orders to concentrate her patrol activity in waters off Cape May and the Delaware Capes. In the afternoon, the destroyer spotted the burning wreckage of the R.P. Resor, which had been torpedoed by U-578 the same day. The destroyer circled the tanker for two hours, searching for survivors before resuming her southward course.
At 10.57 hours on 28 February, USS Jacob Jones was hit by two torpedoes from U-578, while proceeding completely blacked out at 15 knots. The first torpedo struck on the port side just aft of the bridge and ignited the ship´s magazine. The explosion completely destroyed the bridge, the chart room and the officer´s and petty officer´s quarters. As the ship stopped, the second torpedo struck on the port side about 40 feet forward of the fantail and carried away the after part of the ship above the keel plates and shafts and destroyed the after crew´s quarters. The ship remained afloat for 45 minutes, allowing about 30 survivors to abandon ship on four or five rafts. But as the stern sank, the unsecured depth charges exploded, killing several survivors on a nearby raft. Some hours later, an US Army observation plane sighted the life rafts and reported their position to USS PE-56 on Inshore Patrol. The patrol craft was forced to abandon her search after three hours, due to strong winds and rising seas. She had picked up twelve survivors, but one of them died en route to Cape May. The search for survivors continued for two days but was fruitless.
Personnel MIA/KIA with USS Jacob Jones Click here
C. J. Allen USNR
Charles W. Ballew USN
Charles W. Ballew USN
James R. Ballew USN
James R. Ballew USN
Herbert M. Barnes USN
William J. Beckman USN
Hugh David Black Jr. USN
Henry H. Bolen USN
Sherman T. Boyd USN
John R. Branson USN
John T. Brewer USN
Hobert Brock USN
Benjamin R. Bronstein USNR
Benjamin R. Bronstein USNR
Allen F. Burdick USN
John C. Feltner Burns USN
John C. Feltner Burns USN
Frank A. Burth USN
Bennie Byklom USN
James A. Callahan USN
Anthony J. Chajhowski USN
Russell D. Chamberlain USN
Finch W. Clemens USN
Samuel M. Collier Jr. USNR
Samuel M. Collier Jr. USNR
Suggested edit: Please add the following obit: HENRY HOWARD BOLEN - lost his life when the Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine off the Atlanti Coast, Saturday, Feb. 28, (1942) along with a number of others. He was a son of the late L.W. (Jack) Bolen and wife, and was born at Yuma in Carroll County. He was a brother of Mrs. Floyd Thomason of Westport and is survived by two other sisters and a brother. He was a nephew of J.S. Bolen of Wildersville. He enlisted in the Navy more than two years ago and at the time of his death, was serving as a gunner's mate first-class on the Jacob Jones. Memorial services where held at Wesport last Friday. ----- Lexington Leader 13 Mar 1942
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US Navy WORLD WAR II
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class, Henry H. Bolen MIA/KIA
Hometown: Tennessee
Service # 2955604
Awards: Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal W/STAR, Navy Good Conduct Medal
Captain: Lt/Cdr. Hugh D. Black MIA/KIA
Mission: Anti Sub Patrol
Ship: USS Jacob Jones (DD 130)
Loss Date: 28-Feb-42
Location: 38.37N, 74.32W - Grid CA 5458 Off the coast of Delaware
Fate: Sunk by U-578 (Ernst-August Rehwinkel)
Complement: 149 officers and men (138 dead and 11 survivors).
On the morning of 27 Feb, 1942, USS Jacob Jones (DD 130) (LtCdr Hugh D. Black) departed New York alone to patrol and search the area between Barnegat Light and Five Fathoms Bank. She then received orders to concentrate her patrol activity in waters off Cape May and the Delaware Capes. In the afternoon, the destroyer spotted the burning wreckage of the R.P. Resor, which had been torpedoed by U-578 the same day. The destroyer circled the tanker for two hours, searching for survivors before resuming her southward course.
At 10.57 hours on 28 February, USS Jacob Jones was hit by two torpedoes from U-578, while proceeding completely blacked out at 15 knots. The first torpedo struck on the port side just aft of the bridge and ignited the ship´s magazine. The explosion completely destroyed the bridge, the chart room and the officer´s and petty officer´s quarters. As the ship stopped, the second torpedo struck on the port side about 40 feet forward of the fantail and carried away the after part of the ship above the keel plates and shafts and destroyed the after crew´s quarters. The ship remained afloat for 45 minutes, allowing about 30 survivors to abandon ship on four or five rafts. But as the stern sank, the unsecured depth charges exploded, killing several survivors on a nearby raft. Some hours later, an US Army observation plane sighted the life rafts and reported their position to USS PE-56 on Inshore Patrol. The patrol craft was forced to abandon her search after three hours, due to strong winds and rising seas. She had picked up twelve survivors, but one of them died en route to Cape May. The search for survivors continued for two days but was fruitless.
Personnel MIA/KIA with USS Jacob Jones Click here
C. J. Allen USNR
Charles W. Ballew USN
Charles W. Ballew USN
James R. Ballew USN
James R. Ballew USN
Herbert M. Barnes USN
William J. Beckman USN
Hugh David Black Jr. USN
Henry H. Bolen USN
Sherman T. Boyd USN
John R. Branson USN
John T. Brewer USN
Hobert Brock USN
Benjamin R. Bronstein USNR
Benjamin R. Bronstein USNR
Allen F. Burdick USN
John C. Feltner Burns USN
John C. Feltner Burns USN
Frank A. Burth USN
Bennie Byklom USN
James A. Callahan USN
Anthony J. Chajhowski USN
Russell D. Chamberlain USN
Finch W. Clemens USN
Samuel M. Collier Jr. USNR
Samuel M. Collier Jr. USNR
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