▁designated ▁a ▁pat rol ▁plane ▁commander . ▁ ▁Trans ferred ▁with ▁his ▁squad ron ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁early ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Ens . ▁Bull ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁gall ant ▁efforts ▁of ▁Pat rol ▁Wing ▁ 1 0 ▁( Pat W ing   1 0 ) ▁as ▁its ▁slow , ▁ung ain ly ▁P BY ▁Catal ina ▁flying ▁boats ▁h unted ▁for ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁fleet . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁a ▁temporary ▁appointment ▁as ▁lieutenant ▁( j un ior ▁grade ) ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Bull , ▁but ▁no ▁record ▁of ▁his ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁o ath ▁of ▁office ▁has ▁been ▁found . ▁While ▁on ▁pat rol ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Bor neo ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Bull ▁discovered ▁a ▁transport ▁and ▁two ▁destroy ers . ▁D ri ven ▁off ▁by ▁ant ia ircraft ▁fire , ▁he ▁persist ently ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁sight ed ▁ 2 6 ▁ships ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁later . ▁During ▁another ▁reconna issance ▁flight ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Am bon ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Bull ▁searched ▁for ▁an ▁enemy ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁group ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁nearby . ▁He ▁ran ▁af oul ▁of ▁enemy ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁was ▁never ▁seen ▁again . ▁For ▁his ▁" extra ordinary ▁flying ▁achiev ement , ▁courage ▁and ▁dev