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| commands = | battles = | battles_label = | awards = Distinguished Service Medal | relations = | laterwork = | signature = }} Stanton Frederick Kalk (14 October 1894 – 6 December 1917) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I. He received the Navy's Distinguished Service Medal for his actions after his ship was torpedoed by a German submarine. ==Biography== Born in Mobile County, Alabama,〔 Kalk graduated from the Naval Academy in 1916. After serving in the battleship , he was assigned to the destroyer on 10 September 1917. While steaming on patrol duty from Brest, France, to Queenstown, Ireland, ''Jacob Jones'' was attacked 6 December by German submarine ''U-53''. Although Kalk, officer-of-the-deck during the attack, "took correct and especially prompt measures in maneuvering to avoid the torpedo," the destroyer could not turn in time to escape. She sank stern first in 8 minutes. Though stunned by the explosion and weakened by his action after the ship went down, Kalk swam from one raft to another in an attempt to equalize weight on them. Displaying "extraordinary heroism," he disregarded his own condition while endeavoring to save the lives of his men. Game to the last, Kalk overtaxed his own strength; he died from exposure and exhaustion. For his "splendid self-sacrifice" Lt. (j.g.) Kalk was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stanton Frederick Kalk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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