the sinking. However, a few days after the crew was captured, some American aircraft attacked Japanese installations on Palawan. The Japanese reportedly flew into a rage at the attack, pushed Kimmel and several other Robalo crew members into a ditch, doused them with gasoline, and set them afire. After Admiral Christie received the report of Manning Kimmel's death, he had Kimmel's brother, Thomas, pulled from combat duty. In later years, Admiral Kimmel had a third son, Manning M. Kimmel III. In 1994 Manning III's two sons, South Carolina broadcaster Manning Kimmel IV (born 1948) and his brother Thomas appeared before a Senate subcommittee, attempting to have Admiral Kimmel restored to four-star rank and exonerated of accusations of mismanagement of the naval response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. their efforts to restore Admiral Kimmel's rank have been unsuccessful. See also List of people who disappeared Footnotes References External links US People--Kimmel, Manning M., Lieutenant Commander, USN at www.history.navy.mil 1913 births 1940s missing person cases Missing person cases in the Philippines United States Navy personnel killed in World War II Recipients of the Silver Star United States Naval Academy alumni United States submarine commanders Year of death unknown