Yeoman Bernard E. Kuntz

1923 - 1945  (22 years)

• Name	Bernard E. Kuntz
  Prefix	Yeoman
  Born	1923	New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Apr 1945  [1]
  Buried	buried at sea   [2]
  Person ID	I315984	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Edward J. Kuntz,   b. 25 Jul 1889, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA ,   d. Dec 1965  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Marie Barbara Frey,   b. 2 Feb 1892, New York, USA ,   d. 12 Oct 1964, Queens County, New York, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	3 May 1913	Queens County, New York, USA
  Family ID	F107045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S465] World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941 - 1945. Name: Bernard E. Kuntz State Registered: New York Death Date: 24 Apr 1945 Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Cemetery City: New York City Cemetery Country: USA War: World War II Awards: Purple Heart Title: Yeoman, Third Class Rank: Yeoman, Third Class Service: U.S. Navy Service ID: 7095171 Division: United States Naval Reserve Data Source: World War II Honor Roll [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Bernard E. Kuntz Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: unknown Death: Apr. 24, 1944, At Sea USNR WORLD WAR II Yeoman 3rd Class, Bernard E. Kuntz MIA/KIA Hometown: New York Service #7095171 Awards: Purple Heart, Captain: Lt J.R. Crosby, USNR Ship: USS Frederick C. Davis (DE 136) Mission: operation Teardrop, a hunt for snorkel-equipped U-boats Loss Date: 24-Apr-1945 Fate: Sunk by U-546 (Paul Just) Location: 43° 52'N, 40° 15'W - Grid BC 95 North Atlantic Complement: 195 officers and men (113 dead and 82 survivors). Notes on event USS Frederick C. Davis (DE 136) was participating in the operation Teardrop, a hunt for snorkel-equipped U-boats in the Western Atlantic and was part of the 4th Escort Division, which screened the escort carrier USS Bogue (CVE 9) in the Southern Surface Barrier. On 24 Apr, 1945, U-546 discovered USS Bogue about 570 miles east-southeast of Cape Race and tried to attack on periscope depth, but USS Frederick C. Davis discovered the U-boat and prepared herself for an attack. At this moment a Gnat struck forward on the port side. The ship broke in two and sank quickly with the bow and stern raising into the air. The crew abandoned ship and were picked up within three hours by the other escort destroyers of the Division, after they had sunk U-546. Visit the virtual cemetery of USS Frederick C. Davis Burial: East Coast Memorial Manhattan New York County (Manhattan) New York, USA Plot: Tablets of the Missing Created by: John Dowdy Record added: Dec 20, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 140267516