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   Captain John Philip Cromwell (September 11, 1901 – November 19, 1943) was the most senior submariner awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II and one of the three submarine officers who received it posthumously.

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3. www.historynet.com › captain-john-cromwells-decisionWhy Captain John Cromwell Chose To Go Down With the Ship

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   Apr 18, 2018 · But one man, 42-year-old Captain John Philip Cromwell, a senior submarine officer, chose to go down with Sculpin. As he told the only officer to survive: “I know too much.” Cromwell’s decision was perhaps rooted in his upbringing in the patriotic town of Henry, Illinois.

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4. www.history.navy.mil › bios-c › cromwell-john-pCromwell, John P. - NHHC

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   May 1, 2017 · As Commander of the Submarine Task Group responsible for the covering mission, Cromwell alone was apprised of the overall submarine strategy, Fleet movements, and U.S. attack plans. On...

5. www.navalsubleague.org › capt-john-p-cromwell-1943CAPT John P. Cromwell (1943) – Naval Submarine League

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   Captain Cromwell, who knew secret details of the impending operation to capture the Gilbert Islands, deliberately remained on board as she sank. For his sacrificial heroism in preventing the enemy from obtaining this information, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

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   John Philip Cromwell was born in Henry, Illinois, on 11 September 1901. Appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1920, he graduated in June 1924 and served initially in the battleship...

7. stationhypo.com › 2022/09/10 › why-capt-johnWhy Did CAPT John Cromwell Chose To Go Down With The Ship?

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   Sep 10, 2022 · But one man, 42-year-old Captain John Philip Cromwell, a senior submarine officer, chose to go down with Sculpin. As he told the only officer to survive: “I know too much.” Cromwell’s decision was perhaps rooted in his upbringing in the patriotic town of Henry, Illinois.

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   • Some of the men were still aboard—dead, trapped, or so badly injured they could not escape. But one man, 42-year-old Captain John Philip Cromwell, a senior submarine officer, chose to go down with Sculpin.

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   Why did Captain Cromwell go down with sculpin?

   • But one man, 42-year-old Captain John Philip Cromwell, a senior submarine officer, chose to go down with Sculpin. As he told the only officer to survive: “I know too much.” Cromwell’s decision was perhaps rooted in his upbringing in the patriotic town of Henry, Illinois.

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   Where did John Cromwell get his honor?

   • John Cromwell has been honored in many ways: Cromwell Hall at the Groton submarine base, the frigate USS Cromwell, a plaque outside his dorm room at the U.S. Naval Academy. But perhaps the highest honor comes from the people of his hometown, Henry, Illinois.

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   Who was Lieutenant Cromwell?

   • Lieutenant Cromwell commanded USS S-20 (SS-125) in 1936–37, then served on the staff of Commander Submarine Division 4. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in 1939 and spent two years in Washington, D.C., with the Bureau of Engineering and Bureau of Ships.

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9. www.cmohs.org › recipients › john-p-cromwellJohn Philip Cromwell | World War II | U.S. Navy | Medal of ...

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   U.S. Navy Captain John Philip Cromwell was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.