27 February 1918. 24 July 1917. DefenseLINK website news articles. In memory of The 143 Seabees Killed In Action in Vietnam 08/06/1965 - 08/10/1971 Topics. 22 Dec 2009. UH-1N "Huey" from Naval Weapons Test Squadron, China Lake, California, crashed in a mountainous area of California's Sequoia National Forest. F/A-18A Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 and pilot were lost while operating in southern California. Marine Lance CPL. 34 USS Walke port main turbine split wide open. Pilot injured when T-34C Turbo Mentor of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 crashed near Bear City, California. The dead included 19 US Navy Bandsmen. 4 February 2002. During 1928, 239 sailors and marines died from disease, 97 in accidents, and 8 from poisoning. Torpedo Boat No. 7 June 1945. Lance Cpl. Radioman 1 class Newton Jenner Underwood died of injuries following crash of plane near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Machinist's Mate 2 class Walter Herman Kluth and Seaman 2 class Martin Austin Wilson killed. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press 1981. 8 August 1813. 5 September 1917. While operating out of the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va., an O2C-2 land plane caught fire and crashed following a gas line rupture, killing Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class Edward Martin McHugh. Four killed. 28, USS Princeton CVL23 War Damage Report No. Five killed. Screw steamer USS Daylight acting Master's Mate James Corlace killed by accidental discharge of musket. 30 May 2006. 29 January 1995. LT Charles Luttrell and LT Derrick Busse were injured. 3 February 2001. 22 January 2003. A twin-engine P2V Neptune from *** crashed into a mountain near the tip of Cape Newenham, Alaska. 163 killed and 396 injured. 8 June 2001. Lance CPL Matthew A. Snyder died from a noncombat-related vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. 20 June 1957. At the time of his death, his Navy rating was Steelworker Second Class (SW2). 2 August 2005. 32, USS Lexington CV2 War Damage Report No. 6 January 1919. USS Farragut (DD-300) Seaman 1 class Otis Lloyd Bogar and Chief Boatswain's Mate Joseph Becker killed after premature explosion of 4-inch shell. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Port Hueneme, California, and was deployed as part of a Combined Joint Task Force--Horn of Africa construction team. 19 January 1918. 14 July 1804. 50 cal machine gun in Iraq. LCDR William D. Counts, USN; LT(JG) Romauld P. Compton, USN; AMH1 William W. Chastain, USN; ADR2 James L. Gray, USN; and a civilian seismologist were killed. Battleship No. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Lt. (jg) Dick Rinaldo Downer and Aviation Pilot 1 class John Francis Hogan drowned following crash of Martin PM-2 seaplane off Del Mar, Calif. 29 July 1932. Cruiser No. While replenishing ordnance in Leyte Gulf, aircraft carrier Randolph (CV-15) was buzzed by an Army P-38 Mustang that subsequently crashed her forward flight deck. An armored troop carrier rolled over while making a turn resulting in the death of Cpl. 32 USS Wyoming Seaman George W. Sell killed in his hammock when gun shutters accidentally fell on him. During the last few decades, however, a new peacetime threat has emerged. A severe storm off Cape Hatteras sweeps four sailors overboard from USS King (DDG-41), one rescued and three drown. 9 February 1997. 17 August 1919. F/A-18 of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 134 overshot the runway and crash landed at Naval Air Station Miramar, California. Seaplane accident at Miami, Fla., killed Ensign George B. Evans, Jr. 31 May 1918. 17 December 1917. USS Paterson Seaman Johan Alfred Carlson fell from the rigging during heavy seas and drowned. Killed 6. 9 killed. Battleship No. Last seen in Hawaii on 18 September 1861. 30 December 1946. 45, USS New Orleans CA32 War Damage Report No. Lance CPL Christopher M. Poston died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Hit, Iraq. Two UH-60 helicopters intermeshed turning rotor systems on the ground in Fallon, NV. 57-41, BUREAU OF NAVIGATION CIRCULAR LETTER NO. 27 October 1900. New York: Facts on File, Inc 1998. Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Dwayne Williams tripped and fell overboard while chasing a football, falling 70 feet into the Atlantic from USS Nassau (LHA 4) and was lost at sea about 900 miles east of Norfolk, Virginia. 1968: The new Seabee camp built by NMCB 11 at Quang Tri, RVNwas dedicated as Camp Rhodes, in honor of Lt. Joseph Rhodes, a CEC officer killed in action. 21 killed. An explosion occurred in a trash receptacle adjacent to a Marine berthing compartment aboard USS Saipan (LHA-2) injuring 11 personnel. 52, [USS] Joseph Hewes APA22 War Damage Report No. 4 February 1960. The other nine Marines in the vehicle were students at Camp Geiger. Coxswain Peat Vitus Walter shot and killed during gun practice. Stud carried away on discharge valve on #4 oil pump. Richard Somers. 258 (1917) SecNav Announces Death of Admiral Dewey, General Order No. Screw sloop USS Hartford acting Master's Mate Herbert Judson killed in ordnance accident. 1 June 1918. 14 killed, 2 injured. 9 September 1915. 16 February 1948. 3 USS Brooklyn coal dust explosion. Battleship No. 30 January 1958. Recruit was taken to a battalion aid station, where he became unconscious, lapsed into a coma, and was transferred to a local hospital and subsequently moved to Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. 9 October 1918. 16 September 1976. P2V Neptune from VX-6 crashed during take-off from Wilkes Station, Antarctica. 7 April 2001. 62, USS Quincy CA39, Astoria CA34 & Vincennes CA44 War Damage Report No. During operations in the Aegean, a fuel oil fire in USS Saratoga (CVA-60) engine room killed seven. Accident occurred at 2:50 p. m. when two Extra 300L aerobatic planes being used by the school to train test pilots crashed as they attempted a formation takeoff. 1 October 1972. 22 June 2003. 2 September 1943. Yeoman Daniel P. Sweeney killed. He was assigned to the 3d Battalion, 4th Marine regiment, 1st Marine Division. The dead are: Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold and Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell, Jr., both from the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade; and Lance Corporal Alan Dinh Lam from the 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. USS New Mexico (BB-40) Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class James Merron accidentally shot and killed upon discharge of seaplane machine gun. Lt. (jg) Edwin C. Kelly and Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class Raymond Carrillo lost their lives when BM-2 from USS Lexington (CV-2) crashed during night bombing practice off La Jolla, Calif. 27 March 1935. Transport Nopatin #6 boiler explosion killed Firemen 2 class Roger Hackett and Thomas Willis Benham. 8 July 2009. 1 Main Machinery Room fire in USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) in South China Sea kills six, injures 38 sailors. 9 April 1903. 27 July 1898. Died the following day on board hospital ship USS Relief (AH-1). Marine PFC Michael M. Carey, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, apparently drowned in a canal in Iraq. Since the outbreak of World War II, 22 Civil Engineer Corps officers and 353 Seabees have been killed in action during wartime. 5 USS Decatur ammunition explosion kills Chief Gunner's Mate William U. Hayden and Gunner's Mates 3 class Ewell Bell and Loid J. Elkins. The Tomcat's pilot, LT. Neal P. Jennings, and radar intercept officer, LT(JG) Timothy J. Gusewelle, suffered burns on their faces and hands. He was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd FSSG, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). The type name and number was replaced with a letter designation and a hull number, for example "Battleship No. Minesweeper USS Seneca boiler accident scalded Seaman 2 class Dennis F. Sheehan who died while being taken ashore. Whale boat capsized and Seaman Alexander Flood drowned. 31 January 1831. A pilot was killed when two VFA-125 F/A-18 Hornets collided in midair during a training mission at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. 22 January 1863. AW1 William Quinn and AW1 Humberto Escobar were killed. 244 [1934] Alcoholic Liquors, General Order No. CDR William Boerum and Purser Benjamin F. Hart drowned at the mouth of the Lorango River, 2 November 1842. Torpedo Boat Destroyer No. Anti-aircraft gun explosion killed two, injured 11, on John R. Pierce (DD-753) while off Nice. 16 June 2003. Commander Frank R. King, Engineman 1 class Floyd Harman, Seaman John V. Mallon, Seaman 2 class Homer Perdue, Ship's Cook 1 class Antino Perfidio, Fireman 2 class George P. Rezab and Fireman 1 class George M. Sowers drowned. 5 Dec 2009. Hospital ship USS Benevolence (AH-13) rammed and sunk by freighter Mary Luckenbach near San Francisco Bay. Scout Cruiser No. 31 December 1862. 27 killed. USS S-49 (SS-160) battery explosion at New London, CT. 4 killed, nine injured. 24 August 1918. 16 July 2003. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. 22 May 1949. (New York, W. H. Wise, 1947): 48. 20 January 1865. Test pilots Lt. William P. Davis and Aviation Machinist's Mate 2 class Matt David Marshall killed when their XJF-1 crashed in the James River off Newport News, Va. 5 March 1934. Space shuttle Challenger (Mission STS-51-L) exploded during launch killing CDR Michael Smith, USN, and 6 other non-Navy astronauts. Pilot was lost a sea when F/A-18C "Hornet" from VFA-151 crashed off southern California after a night catapult launch from USS Constellation (CV-64). Fire on two lighters adjacent to aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CV-39) in Marseilles harbor killed three sailors, injured five. Steam frigate USS Fulton, used as a receiving ship, destroyed by gunpowder explosion. 10 killed. 25 October 1967. While anchored at Cannes, France, a fire in No. The Pacific War Encyclopedia. 29 March 2004. 73 USS Stockton #2 turbo-generator steam belt exploded while it was being connected. He was assigned to Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Bass, Gallagher, Sandoval-Flores and St. Germain were assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. 12 December 1933. Destroyer No. Aviation Machinist's Mate 2 class Ira Ovel Wilson died of injuries after walking into propeller of Boeing F3B carrier fighter on flight deck of USS Langley (CV-1). 40 lost. Seaman Joshua McIntosh, assigned to the Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, died in Karbala, Iraq, from a non-hostile gunshot wound. Seaman 1 class Sam H. Gladstone, while in the gunner position of aircraft, was thrown from plane--along with his seat--as pilot maneuvered to avoid a bird. 23 January 1961. 19 October 2004. 28 October 1920. Last heard from on 15 March 1843. Russell Eugene Ward (and perhaps others) died. 2 April 1997. 20 June 1959. Seaman Apprentice Robert D. Macrum was lost at sea from guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) which was in the Arabian Gulf conducting maritime security operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I (part II), Building the Navy's Bases, vol. A Marine Corps Lance Corporal died while performing maintenance in Afghanistan on a M88 when a hoist chain broke causing the vehicle to fall. 11 December 2000. Navy Casualties: Lost and Wrecked Ships, 18011941; Explosions, 18041941; Steam Casualties, 18551941. Bark USS Restless Ordinary Seaman Edward Deleman killed in ordnance accident. 6 February 1998. CPL fell out of PT formation run and fell to the ground; died of an aneurysm. 37 USS Oklahoma Seaman 2 class James Oliver Charles fatally injured when a 14-inch shell fell on him, crushing him to the deck. The crew was evacuated by small boat to another Navy vessel. USS Texas cutter fell on Seaman Frans Kaa Kransen and killed him. Battleship No. 8 June 2002. Thanksgiving '22 Nov. 45, Blockade-running Between Europe and the Far East by Submarines, 1942-44, Boxer Rebellion and the US Navy, 1900-1901, Selected Documents of the Boxer Rebellion, Battle Streamer: China Relief Expedition 1900-1901, Navy Medal of Honor: Boxer Rebellion 1900, Brief History of Civilian Personnel in the US Navy Department, Brief History of Punishment by Flogging in the US Navy, Brief Summary of the Perry Expedition to Japan, 1853, Building the Navy's Bases in World War II, Building the Navy's Bases, vol. Fireman 2 class Benjamin James McCleary severely burned, dying two days later. LT. Norman Weakland and LT. Ty Loutsenheiser, two VFA-125 pilots, safely ejected from their F/A-18D Hornet prior to its impact on the bombing range 35 miles northeast of NAS Fallon, Nevada. EA-6B "Prowler" returning to USS Enterprise (CVN-65) during a flight off the coast of Virginia struck an S-3 "Viking" from Sea Control Squadron 22 on the flight deck. Destroyer USS Basilone (DDE-824) runs hard aground at Hampton Roads. Two F/A-18 "Hornets" of Strike Fighter Squadron 22, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, collided over the Desatoya Mountains about 50 miles northeast of Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, during routine training. 3 April 1982. 9 January 2002. [See Case of the Somers Mutiny - 1843.]. 20 April 1912. LT Aaron Barbosa and AMS2 Ross Daniel lost at sea. Steamer USS Rappahannock Seaman 2 Class William Lewis killed by shrapnel after accidental discharge of forward gun. 26 December 1896. 29 November 2001. 8 killed. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1991. Seaplane accident at Pensacola, Fla., drowned Ensigns Michael J. Delehanty and Thomas W. M. Draper. Korean War U.S. Pacific Fleet Operations. 22 March 1933. 21 December 1990. A civilian employee of the Navy died at Portsmouth, Virginia, after falling from the roof of a building. 8 November 1998. 27, USS Chincoteague AVP24 War Damage Report No. 23 June 1812. 7 killed. DC-3 *** aircraft from VX-6 crashed during landing on the Ross ice shelf in the Antarctic while supporting Operation Deep Freeze. USS Constitution sailor, Richard Beedland fell from aloft and was killed.
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