Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

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Corporal Edward A. Schoen. Died 16th March 1918, aged 23.



Lieutenant Frank Bruce, U.S. Navy. Killed while in command of the U.S.S. Bobolink on 14th May 1919.

Bobolink was launched on 15 June 1918 by Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company, in Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by Miss Elsie Jean Willis; and commissioned 28 January 1919, with Lieutenant Frank Bruce in command.
Bobolink departed Norfolk, Virginia in April 1919 to join Division 2, North Sea Minesweeping Detachment, at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. While sweeping in the North Sea on 14 May 1919, a mine exploded close by, causing considerable damage to the stern and killing Bruce, Frank M., LT. The USS Bruce (DD-329) was named for Lt. Bruce. Her repairs at the Devonport Dockyard, England, took six months and she returned to Norfolk in January 1920.
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Gunner Charles Francis Hilaire, U.S, Naval Aviation. Died in San Diego on 10th June 1920, aged 49.



Lieutenant Louis T. Barin. Killed in the line of duty on 12th June 1920, aged 29.