| 词条 | Severin Louis Rombach |
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|name = Severin Louis Rombach |birth_date = {{birth date|1914|11|26}} |death_date = {{death date and age |1942|6|4|1914|11|26}} |birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio |death_place = near Midway Island |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image = |caption = |nickname = |allegiance = United States of America |serviceyears = 1939–1942 |rank = Lieutenant (junior grade) |branch = United States Naval Reserve |unit = USS Enterprise (CV-6) Torpedo Squadron 6 |battles = Battle of Midway |awards = Navy Cross (posthumous) }} Severin Louis Rombach (November 26, 1914 – June 4, 1942) was an American naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for service during World War II. Early life and careerRombach was born on November 26, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Ohio University, where he earned a B.A. in commerce. While a student at Ohio, he was a member of the German club and a manager for the football team.[1] He enlisted in the Naval Reserve at Grosse Ile, Michigan on May 5, 1939. Rombach was appointed aviation cadet on September 21, 1939, and was designated naval aviator on May 10, 1940. On June 12, 1940 he was promoted to ensign, and shortly thereafter he was assigned to USS Enterprise (CV-6) for duty flying with Torpedo Squadron 6. Rombach was promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade) on May 28, 1942. Navy CrossRombach was reported missing in action on June 4, 1942, after his plane had been hit in the Battle of Midway. Lieutenant (junior grade) Rombach was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his participation in: . . . a vigorous and intensive assault against the Japanese invasion fleet, ... Rombach pressed home his attack with relentless determination, in the face of a terrific barrage of antiaircraft fire. NamesakeThe US Navy named the destroyer escort USS Rombach (DE-364) in Rombach's honor. The ship was laid down on March 20, 1944 by Consolidated Steel Corporation in Orange, Texas. USS Rombach was launched on June 6, 1944, sponsored by Rombach's widow, and was commissioned on September 20, 1944, Lieutenant Commander Calvert Burke Gill in command. See also{{portal|World War II}}
References1. ^{{cite book | title=Athena Yearbook, 1936 | publisher=University of Ohio | issue=v. 1 | year=1936 | url=https://archive.org/details/athena32ohio | accessdate=August 14, 2017 | page=37}} {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r8/rombach.htm}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rombach, Severin Louis}} 9 : Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)|United States Navy officers|American naval personnel killed in World War II|1914 births|1942 deaths|Military personnel from Cleveland|United States Naval Aviators|Ohio University alumni|Missing in action of World War II |
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