Claim: Adam Rosen, who graduated from New Rochelle High School in 2002, is named after his grandfather, who served aboard HMS Sussex (one of the London sub-class of the County-class heavy cruisers in the Royal Navy) for the Royal Navy during World War II.
Evidence: He graduated from New Rochelle High School in 2002, after playing football for the school team for one season. He is named after his grandfather, who served aboard HMS Sussex for the Royal Navy during World War II. HMS Sussex was one of the London sub-class of the County-class heavy cruisers in the Royal Navy.