John A. Bole
USS ''John A. Bole'' (DD-755), was an of the United States Navy. A ''John A. Bole'' was renamed on 15 June 1944 prior to being launched 15 February 1945. ''John A. Bole'', was Keel laying, laid down on 20 May 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, New York and Ship naming and launching, launched on 1 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John A. Bole, Jr., widow of Lieutenant Commander Bole. The ship was Ship commissioning, commissioned on 3 March 1945. Namesake John Archibald Bole, Jr. was born on 28 March 1906 in Elmhurst, Queens, Elmhurst, New York. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1928. After serving on the , he underwent submarine training. Bole subsequently served in a succession of submarines, taking command of in June 1940. Appointed Lieutenant Commander on 2 January 1942, he became the commanding officer of upon its commissioning in July 1942. After two offensive patrols in the Solomon Islands, the submarine departed Brisbane, Australia on 26 ...
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