,,iii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #cbf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #i1 #bjag ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,tester1 and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,,resolution ,recognizing the crew of the ,san ,antonio ,rose1 ,b-#ag;,f1 who sacrificed their lives during ,world ,war ,,ii1 and honoring their memory during the week of the #geth anniversary of that tragic event4 ,whereas1 in #aidc1 the ongoing fighting against the ,japanese in the ,pacific during ,world ,war ,,ii was treacherous1 a decisive outcome hung in the balance1 and every victory against the ,japanese contributed to the ultimate success in the region2 ,whereas1 on ,january #e1 #aidc1 six ,b-#ags of the #dcrd ,bombardment ,group and six ,b-#bds of the #ijth ,bombardment ,group left from ,port ,moresby1 ,new ,guinea1 to bomb shipping at ,rabaul1 ,new ,britain1 to break up a major ,japanese reinforcement convoy2 ,whereas1 with the ,san ,antonio ,rose1 ,b-#ag;,f 7,no4 #da-bddeh71 in the lead1 the twelve bombers of the anti-shipping strike proceeded to ,rabaul splitting the formation to target shipping in ,blanche ,bay1 ,simpson ,harbor1 ,keravia ,bay1 and ,vunapope2 ,whereas the ,american attack surprised the ,japanese1 and they did not fire anti-aircraft artillery until after the ,american bombs had been successfully dropped on their targets2 ,whereas1 when bombers rejoined formation1 the ,san ,antonio ,rose was no longer in the lead and did not rejoin the formation2 ,whereas the ,san ,antonio ,rose was last reported to have smoke trailing from the aircraft while being pursued by ,japanese fighters into the clouds heading south just east of ,vunakanau1 ,new ,britain ,island1 in what is now ,papua ,new ,guinea2 ,whereas the ,san ,antonio ,rose was never sighted again2 ,whereas the crew onboard the ,san ,antonio ,rose were declared missing in action on ,january #e1 #aidc1 and subsequently declared killed in action on ,december #ab1 #aide2 ,whereas the members of the crew of the ,san ,antonio ,rose included-- ,pilot1 ,major ,allen ,lindberg1 ,new ,york1 ,new ,york ,co-,pilot1 ,captain ,benton ,h4 ,daniel1 ,hollis1 ,oklahoma ,bombardier1 #bnd ,lieutenant ,robert ,l4 ,hand1 ,fields ,store1 ,texas ,navigator1 #ast ,lieutenant ,john ,w4 ,hanson1 ,missoula1 ,montana ,engineer1 ,technical ,sergeant ,dennis ,t4 ,craig1 ,new ,york1 ,new ,york ,radio1 ,staff ,sergeant ,quentin ,w4 ,blakely1 ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia ,gunner1 ,sergeant ,leslie ,a4 ,stewart1 ,east ,chicago1 ,illinois ,gunner1 ,private ,first ,class ,leland ,w4 ,stone1 ,oakland1 ,california ,gunner1 ,private ,first ,class ,william ,g4 ,fraser1 ,jr41 ,san ,antonio1 ,texas ,observer1 ,lieutenant ,colonel ,jack ,w4 ,bleasdale1 ,san ,fernando1 ,california ,observer1 ,brigadier ,general ,kenneth ,n4 ,walker1 ,cerillos1 ,new ,mexico2 and ,whereas the crew of the ,san ,antonio ,rose1 including ,brigadier ,general ,kenneth ,n4 ,walker1 ,medal of ,honor recipient and highest ranking officer missing in action from ,world ,war ,,ii1 have never been recovered and brought home to rest3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes that the heroic actions and selflessness of the crew of the ,san ,antonio ,rose1 ,b-#ag;,f 7,no4 #da-bddeh71 led to lessons learned that directly impacted the success of subsequent missions1 including the ,battle of the ,bismarck ,sea2 7#b7 commemorates the #geth anniversary of the loss of the ,san ,antonio ,rose and its crew2 7#c7 expresses gratitude to the ,airmen who served aboard the ,san ,antonio ,rose for their faithful service2 and 7#d7 honors the memory of the crew of the ,san ,antonio ,rose with a pledge to never forget their sacrifice by encouraging the continued search and recovery of their remains1 and to fulfill the promise to finally bring them home4