caption serviceyears commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label birth_date rank image article_title name
john a. bole 1924 -- 1943 '' amberjack '' -lrb- ss-219 -rrb- near new britain 16 february 1943 elmhurst , new york united states of america navy cross -lrb- posthumous -rrb- place of burial 28 march 1906 lieutenant commander , usn 70-733-m 8540098138 -rrb- . jpg photograph , colorized , lcdr.john a. bole -lrb- john a. bole
 john archibald bole , jr.
john a. bole

john archibald bole , jr. -lrb- born in elmhurst , new york , 28 march 1906 , died near new britain , territory of new guinea , 16 february 1943 -rrb- , was a united states navy officer .
he graduated from the united states naval academy in 1928 .
after serving in `` tennessee '' -lrb- bb-43 -rrb- , he underwent submarine training .
bole subsequently served in a succession of submarines , taking command of `` s-21 '' in june 1940 .
appointed lieutenant commander 2 january 1942 , he became the commanding officer of `` amberjack '' -lrb- ss-219 -rrb- upon her commissioning in july 1942 .
after two offensive patrols in the solomon islands , the submarine departed brisbane , australia 26 january 1943 to prowl the shipping lanes around rabaul .
she sank a freighter 4 february and was last heard from 10 days later .
japanese records indicate `` amberjack '' was probably sunk in an attack 16 february 1943 at about .
lt. comdr. bole was awarded the navy cross for his outstanding performance as her commander .
