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~SOLD~BULKELEY, JOHN DUNCAN
BULKELEY, JOHN DUNCAN
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Commander, Commander of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3, U.S. Navy. Place and date: Philippine waters, 7 December 1941 to 10 April 1942. Entered service at: Texas. Born: 19 August 1911, New York, N.Y. Other awards: Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit.
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For extraordinary heroism, distinguished service, and conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty as commander of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3, in Philippine waters during the period 7 December 1941 to 10 April 1942. The remarkable achievement of Lt. Comdr. Bulkeley's command in damaging or destroying a notable number of Japanese enemy planes, surface combatant and merchant ships, and in dispersing landing parties and land-based enemy forces during the 4 months and 8 days of operation without benefit of repairs, overhaul, or maintenance facilities for his squadron, is believed to be without precedent in this type of warfare. His dynamic forcefulness and daring in offensive action, his brilliantly planned and skillfully executed attacks, supplemented by a unique resourcefulness and ingenuity, characterize him as an outstanding leader of men and a gallant and intrepid seaman. These qualities coupled with a complete disregard for his own personal safety reflect great credit upon him and the Naval Service .
Obituaries : John Bulkeley; Highly Decorated Admiral
April 09, 1996|From Times Staff and Wire Reports
WASHINGTON — Retired Navy Vice Adm. John Bulkeley, one of the most highly decorated combat veterans of World War II and commander of the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo, Cuba, during a tense period in the 1960s, is dead at the age of 84.
He died Saturday at his home in Silver Spring, Md., near Washington.
Bulkeley gained fame as a PT boat commander early in World War II after commanding the boat that rescued Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur from Corregidor in 1942.
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