John P. Cromwell
Military Person
1901 – 1943
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Who was John P. Cromwell?
Captain John Philip Cromwell 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. In some ways similar to his fellow honoree, Howard Gilmore, Cromwell consciously chose to sacrifice his own life to safeguard the lives of others in combat that took place in November 1943.
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- Born
- Sep 11, 1901
Henry - Also known as
- John Philip Cromwell
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Nov 19, 1943
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on July 23, 2013
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