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Originally Posted by Slipdigit
R G (Richard) Commelin, 2nd Div, White section, was the brother of RAdm John Crommelin, MoH and he was killed in action 1945. The current USS Crommelin FFG-37 is named for the two men and three other brothers.
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None of the Crommelin's (all good Alabama boys, I'd note) was ever awarded the Medal of Honor.
-- John G Crommelin, USNA 1923, naval aviator, retired 1 Jun 1950. Awards included LM(V), NCM, PH. Was a major player in the late 1940's "Admirals' Revolt". It cost him an active duty promotion to RAdm. He was advanced to RAdm upon retirement based on combat awards. Died in 1996.
-- Henry Crommelin, USNA 1925, surface line, retired 1 Nov 1959, VAdm. Awards included SS & BS(V). Died in 1971
-- Charles L Crommelin, USNA 1931, naval aviator, killed in mid-air collision, 28 Mar 1945, near Okinawa, CDR. Awards included NC, DFC (x2), AM, PH. His father-in-law was RAdm Elliott Buckmaster, who was Captain of USS Yorktown (CV-5) when Dick Crommelin was aboard in VF-42 and VF-3 from June 1941 to June 1942.
-- Richard G Crommelin, USNA 1938, naval aviator, killed in mid-air collision, 15 July 1945, near Hokkaido, LCDR. Awards included NC(x2), AM, PUC, NCM.
-- Quentin C Crommelin, USNA 1941, naval aviator, retired Capt. Awards included LM, AM. Died in 1997.
Attached are a couple of messages relating to loss of LCDR Dick Crommelin in July 1945. The first notes him as missing after a collision. The report also mentions LTJG Eagleston and his rear gunner ARM1c Rasmussen from VB-85 also as missing. Eagleston was killed when their plane crashed after unexpectedly clipping a hillside in the fog. Rasmussen walked away and managed to evade capture for some 65 plus days, finally presenting himself to newly arrived USN authorities in north Hokkaido in late September 1945.
The second message is a follow-on describing strike results in the Murosan area with a last line reporting negative results for a search for the missing CO of Yorktown's VF-88, Dick Crommelin.
Rich