Read the bio below and try to give details on edward m. blessman 's: - battles - allegiance - death date - birth date - serviceyears - name - branch - birth place - rank Bio: edward martin blessman -lrb- 29 december 1907 -- 4 february 1942 -rrb- was a naval aviator in the united states navy during world war ii . blessman was born in nott , north dakota . he was appointed midshipman from the 9th district of wisconsin on 21 june 1927 and graduated from the u.s. naval academy on 4 june 1931 . service at sea in the battleship '' maryland '' -lrb- bb-46 -rrb- and the destroyer '' hale '' -lrb- dd-133 -rrb- preceded flight training at naval air station , pensacola , in florida , after which he served in vs-2b in the aircraft carrier '' lexington '' -lrb- cv-2 -rrb- and vp-17f , based on the seaplane tender '' thrush '' -lrb- avp-3 -rrb- . following a two-year tour at the nas anacostia , blessman -- promoted to lieutenant in january 1939 -- joined '' marblehead '' -lrb- cl-12 -rrb- , then with the u.s. asiatic fleet , on 10 december 1939 . he was still serving in her when japan launched its onslaught in the far east in december 1941 . on 4 february 1942 , '' marblehead '' stood out of surabaya , java , as part of a mixed american-dutch cruiser-destroyer force under rear admiral karel w. f. m. doorman , rnn . japanese flying boats from the toko kokutai -lrb- toko air group -rrb- , however , spotted the force as it attempted to transit the madoera strait to attack the japanese invasion fleet bound for borneo . thus forewarned , japanese naval land attack planes bombed the allied force . at 10:27 , a stick of seven bombs from a mitsubishi g4m1 '' betty '' bomber of kanoya kokutai straddled '' marblehead '' . the first of the two bombs to hit the ship penetrated the main deck and exploded near '' wardroom country , '' the blast ripping through the light sheet metal bulkheads that comprised the boundaries of the compartment . blessman , who , as the ship 's senior aviator had no air defense station and was in the wardroom at the time , was killed instantly by the concussion . in 1943 , the destroyer escort uss '' blessman '' -lrb- de-69 -rrb- was named in honor of lt. blessman , sponsored by...
- battles is battle of makassar strait- allegiance is united states of america- death date is 4 february 1942- birth date is 29 december 1907- serviceyears is 1931 -- 42- name is edward martin blessman- branch is united states navy- birth place is nott , north dakota- rank is lieutenant