; Whereas the San Antonio Rose was never sighted again; Whereas the crew onboard the San Antonio Rose were declared missing in action on January 5, 1943, and subsequently declared killed in action on December 12, 1945; Whereas the members of the crew of the San Antonio Rose included— Pilot, Major Allen Lindberg, New York, New York Co-Pilot, Captain Benton H. Daniel, Hollis, Oklahoma Bombardier, 2nd Lieutenant Robert L. Hand, Fields Store, Texas Navigator, 1st Lieutenant John W. Hanson, Missoula, Montana Engineer, Technical Sergeant Dennis T. Craig, New York, New York Radio, Staff Sergeant Quentin W. Blakely, Washington, District of Columbia Gunner, Sergeant Leslie A. Stewart, East Chicago, Illinois Gunner, Private First Class Leland W. Stone, Oakland, California Gunner, Private First Class William G. Fraser, Jr., San Antonio, Texas Observer, Lieutenant Colonel Jack W. Bleasdale, San Fernando, California Observer, Brigadier General Kenneth N. Walker, Cerillos, New Mexico; and Whereas the crew of the San Antonio Rose, including Brigadier General Kenneth N. Walker, Medal of Honor recipient and highest ranking officer missing in action from World War II, have never been recovered and brought home to rest: Now, therefore, be it