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Ben Richard Bronstein was born on 14 April 1915 in Manchester, N.H. and graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1936, then from Tufts College Medical School at Boston in 1940. Dr. Bronstein was appointed Assistant Surgeon, Medical Corps with the rank of lieutenant (junior grade) on 4 October 1941. He reported to the Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard on 6 November; then moved on to Casco Bay, Me. to await transportation to Argentia, Newfoundland, to meet USS Jacob Jones (DD 130). He reported on board the destroyer late in December.
While serving as a roving antisubmarine patrol ship off the Delaware Capes on 27 February 1942, Jacob Jones spotted the burning wreckage of the torpedoed tanker R. P. Resor. The destroyer searched the area around the wreckage for survivors and then headed south on patrol. At dawn on 28 February, the undetected German submarine U-578 sank Jacob Jones with at least two torpedoes. Lt.(jg.) Bronstein was lost with the ship.
USS Bronstein (DE 1037) (1963-1990) was the second ship named in his honor, she was preceded by DE 189 (1943-1945). |
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date unknown, USS Bronstein (DE 1037) off the coast of San Diego (© Marine Photos, San Diego CA) |
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5 December 1963: San Diego, Cal. - This photo of Bronstein in dry-dock shows the massive SQS-26 bow mounted sonar. The Bronstein class of destroyer escorts were the smallest ships able to mount that sonar. |
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April 1967: off Pearl Harbor - Four of USS Hornet's task group on the way to WESTPAC in April 1967. Left to right: USS Hooper (DE 1026), USS Taylor (DD 468), USS Davidson (DE 1045) and Bronstein. Photo taken from USS Evans (DE 1023) port side. USS Bridget (DE 1024) and USS Walker (DD 517) would have been to Evans' starboard side. |
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April 1967: off Pearl Harbor - Bronstein passing USS Evans (DE 1023) while enroute to WestPac. |
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October 1967: Yokosuka, Japan - Bronstein alongside USS Markab (AR 23) at Yokosuka. |
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An undated postcard view of Bronstein as an FF. (Postcard #ICS-108475 © Marine Photos and Publishing Co., Spring Valley, Cal.; shown at 150% of original size)
Caption reads: U.S.S. Bronstein (FF-1037) - Best in the West. Dynamite comes in small packages. |
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12 June 1969: off Viet Nam - USS Ashtabula (AO 51) simultaneously refueling the USS Kearsarge (CVS 33) and Bronstein in the Gulf of Tonkin. (U.S. Navy photo #1996.488.198.018 from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Museum / Naval Aviation Museum) |
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1972: This stern view of Bronstein shows the large amount of deck area required to house and support the DASH helicopter system. |
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1976: at Los Angeles, Cal. - Bronstein rigged for holiday. |
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1976: at Los Angeles, Cal. |
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1 June 1983: Naval Station, Subic Bay, P.I. - Lcdr. Tom Anderson, aboard the frigate USS Bronstein (FF 1037) (in foreground), waves to Cdr. George Coshow II standing aboard the frigate USS Downes (FF 1070). Coshow’s standing in front of the Downes‘ Mark 42 5-inch/54-cal. gun mount. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-01475 from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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1 June 1983: Naval Station, Subic Bay, P.I. - A starboard bow view of the frigates USS Downes (FF 1070) and Bronstein leaving U.S. Naval Facility Subic Bay. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-01472 from the DVIC) |
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1 June 1983: Naval Station, Subic Bay, P.I. - A starboard bow view of the frigates Downes and Bronstein leaving U.S. Naval Facility Subic Bay. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-01473 from the DVIC) |
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2 November 1985: Apra Harbor, Guam - A barge, YON-293 is tied up alongside Bronstein, which is moored at the US Naval Ship Repair Facility. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-07726 by PHAN M. Anderson from the DVIC) |
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16 November 1986: off the coast Southern California - A port bow view of Bronstein underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-01619 by PH3 Patty from the DVIC) |
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24 November 1986: off the coast Southern California - An port quarter view of Bronstein underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-01620 by PH3 Patty from the DVIC) |
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24 November 1986: off the coast Southern California - A stern view of Bronstein underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-01621 by PH3 Patty from the DVIC) |
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24 November 1986: off the coast Southern California - A starboard beam view of Bronstein underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-01622 by PH3 Patty from the DVIC) |
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24 November 1986: off the coast Southern California - A starboard bow view of Bronstein underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-01623 by PH3 Patty from the DVIC) |
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24 November 1986: off the coast Southern California - A port beam view of Bronstein underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-01624 by PH3 Patty from the DVIC) |
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24 November 1986: off the coast Southern California - An aerial port beam view of Bronstein underway. U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-01626 by PH3 Patty from the DVIC) |
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1990: off the coast of Subic Bay, P.I. - Members of the deck force stand in formation on the deck of Bronstein . (U.S. Navy photo DVID DVID #DN-ST-93-01089 from the DVIC) |
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1990: off the coast of Subic Bay, P.I. - A port quarter view of Bronstein underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-93-01091 from the DVIC) |
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1990: off the coast of Subic Bay, P.I. - A port beam view of Bronstein underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-93-01091 from the DVIC) |
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January 1990: off the coast of Honolulu, Hi. - A port quarter view of Bronstein underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-05738 by OS2 John Bouvia from the DVIC) |
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mid-1990: off the coast of California. - I took this photograph of Bronstein whilst I was onboard HMS Cleopatra. We were conducting Exocet Missile Trials against Goalkeeper. Needless to say, Goalkeeper won! |
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1 June 1991: Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hi. - The decommissioned Bronstein lies at anchor in the Middle Loch. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-02886 by OS2 John Bouvia from the DVIC) |
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1 June 1991: Naval Station Pearl Harbor - The decommissioned Bronstein lies at anchor in the Middle Loch. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-02896 by OS2 John Bouvia from the DVIC) |
