Captain Bode, upon learning that the report was going to be especially critical of his actions, shot himself in his quarters at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, on April 19, 1943, and died the next day.
Da kommandør Bode fik at vide at rapporten ville være særlig kritisk overfor hans handlinger, skød han sig i sit kvarter i Balboa i Panama Canal Zone den 19. april 1943.