Aviation Carpenter's Mate 3 class Robert Harold Edsall and Apprentice Seaman Nigel Merton Henton both fell 150-300 feet to their deaths after being carried aloft by toggle lines of rigid airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) during a mooring attempt at the Lighter-than-Air Field, Camp Kearny, Calif. 11 May 1932. 29 January 1905. Seaplane accident at Miami, Fla., killed Ensign George B. Evans, Jr. 31 May 1918. 3 died. A VS-33 S-3B, on a routine training mission from Nimitz (CVN-68) crashed into the Pacific. Six tank landing ships (LST-39, LST-43, LST-69, LST-179, LST-353, LST-480), three tank landing craft (LCT-961, LCT-963, LCT-983), and 17 track landing vehicles (LVTs) are destroyed in explosions and fires. 21 January 1954. 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Ensign Melvin Edward Greaney died of injuries following plane crash at Alamo, Calif. 29 August 1932. 24 May 1951. 7 April 2001. 1 June]. Admiral William B. Caperton of the 1918 Influenza on Armored Cruiser No. The pilot, LT Adam Kaff, was rescued by helicopter, treated for minor injuries and released. 5 December 1945. Last seen at Barbados on 4 March 1918. An H-60 Seahawk assigned to HS-4, NAS North Island, Calif., crashed on a bombing range 12 miles south of NAS Fallon, Nev., while on a routine training exercise. Battleship USS Mississippi (BB-23) Seaman Hubert M. Crowder severely injured when skull caught between bulkhead and powder car while inside #2 turret. 19 January 1901. In 1935, 320 sailors died in accidents; 43 in motor vehicles, 33 by drowning. Troop transport USS Powhaten (Originally the German Hamburg) accident in steering engine. In 1922, 202 sailors died from disease (mainly Pneumonia and Tuberculosis), 73 from drowning, 62 killed in aviation accidents, 20 from poisoning, and 8 from other injury. Battleship No. Crewmen were injured when a KC-130F "Hercules" from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 crashed at Twentynine Palms, California. 2 June 1969. 12 March 1862. 19 December 1910. 24 January 1945. USS New York (BB-34) Seaman 2 class James Orville Epperson accidentally struck by loading tray inside #2 turret and fell into gun pit, he was then crushed by a 14-inch shell that fell in immediately afterwards. Ten sailors were killed when a steam valve ruptured aboard USS Iwo Jima, which was in the Arabian Sea to take part in amphibious landing exercises on 31 October. Ensign Malcolm Dulaney drowned following crash near Naval Air Station, San Diego. F/A-18C from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) crashed off the California coast during a training flight. Some of these events involving naval personnel are detailed below. 7 May 2003. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. 244 [1934] Alcoholic Liquors, General Order No. 19 January 1918. 18 February 1942. 26 May 1954. 250 (1880) Establishment of the Office of Judge Advocate General of the Navy, General Order No. USS Brooklyn Seaman Karl Johan Anderson killed by exploding shell while unloading contrary to orders. 2 March 1952. He was attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. Four Marines seriously injured and six other Marines treated and then released at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital, NC, as a result of a High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) running off Route US 17 and striking the side of a bridge. In 1930, 166 sailors died from diseases, 28 sailors killed in flight accidents, 32 from naval and military hazards, and 11 poisonings. 19, USS South Dakota BB57 War Damage Report No. 9 killed. 25 May 2003. Protected cruiser USS Boston Seaman Arthur J. Kain killed when blank charge accidentally exploded. Carpenter William V. Tynan killed in a fall on cruiser USS Louisville. 11 USS Missouri powder ignition in after 12-inch gun turret suffocated 34 sailors. He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force. 10 January 1970. Neptune Papers, No. USS New Mexico (BB-40) Seaman 1 class Michael Andrey fatally injured when a 60-lb powder bag was thrown against him by the shell rammer. Midshipman 2d Class Jay Michael Dixon apparently fell to his death from a campus dormitory at the Naval Academy. 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. 6 August 1952. 17 February 2006. LT George M. Bache drowned, 8 September 1846. [see the enclosed "Report of the Surgeon General for 1919-1921, for statistics on the influenza pandemic. CPL Felipe C. Barbosa died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Fallujah, Iraq. The date provided at the end of each entry is the date of the accident/incident, rather than the date of death of individuals who may have died subsequently to the event. 27 July 2002. 1 October 1863. 2 September 1799. 62+ died. 10 March 2004. MCB1-MCB9 Reunion Association. Paul C. Alaniz, Lance CPL Jonathan E. Etterling, CAPT Lyle L. Gordon, Lance CPL Brian C. Lance CPL Saeed Jafarkhani-Torshizi Jr., CPL Sean P. Kelly, Staff SGT Dexter S. Kimble, Lance CPL Allan Klein, CPL James L. Moore, Lance CPL Mourad Ragimov, Lance CPL Rhonald D. Rairdan, Lance CPL Hector Ramos, Lance CPL Darrell J. Schumann, 1st LT Dustin M. Shumney, CPL Matthew R. Smith, Lance CPL Joseph B. Spence, and CPL Timothy A. Knight. SBU-1 dive bomber engine fire kills pilot Lt. Oliver E. White; Radioman 2 class James W. LeCompte parachute's to safety. Seaplane accident at Pensacola, Fla., killed Ensign Thomas C. McCarthy. Perez Jr., died as a result of non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Joel Puchi, who died at the accident scene on the Marine Corps base 35 miles north of San Diego. 18 February 2002. Motorboat USS Elizabeth wrecked on jetty near Velasco TX. 1 September 1970. Lieutenant fell out during physical training at Naval Station Great Lakes and later died. 12 May 1953. QF-4S Phantom II crashed at the Point Mugu Airshow in California, killing Navy pilot CDR Michael Norman and Marine radar intercept officer CAPT Andrew Muhs. Fire on two lighters adjacent to aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CV-39) in Marseilles harbor killed three sailors, injured five. Lance CPL Kevin B. Joyce drowned after falling into the Pech River while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. At the time of his death, his Navy rating was Steelworker Second Class (SW2). Robert Dean Stethem (November 17, 1961 - June 15, 1985) was a United States Navy Seabee diver who was murdered by Hezbollah terrorists during the hijacking of the commercial airliner he was aboard, TWA Flight 847. Battleship No. Gun Boat #164 sank in a squall in Chesapeake Bay. USS Wabash (AOR-5) caught in major storm off the Philippines, 14 sailors injured. Camp Lejeune - Seabee Training Records. Lt. (j. g. ) Charles M. 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A collision in the Strait of Gibraltar between Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713) and supply ship Haiti Victory kills one and hurts four. 7 USS Colorado Machinist's Mate 1 class Saul Torgerson burned in engine room accident, dying the next day in San Francisco. 13 June 1892. 29 March 2003. 13 April 1965. 30 March 2003. 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USS Ronald Reagan sailor Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin J. Farrell died after being scalded with hot water while disassembling a valve in the steam plant of the ship's propulsion system. Submarine chaser SC 209 was mistaken for an enemy submarine by Coast Guard-crewed USS Felix Taussig and sunk by gunfire. 14 April 2003. Location. 10 February 2003. USS S-51 (SS-162) sank off Block Island, N. Y. after collision with SS City of Rome. 9 February 1980. Whale boat capsized and Seaman Alexander Flood drowned. 12 March 2004. 8 March 1897. During anti-aircraft firing practice aboard USS Colorado (BB-45), a 5-inch shell exploded prematurely, killing Lt. Ralph Friend Bradford, Seaman 1 class Maurice Gilbert Hawkins, and Seamen 2 class Louis Albert Clark, John Joseph Schnur, and Clarence Eugene Swift. USS Idaho (BB-42) Seaman 1 class Russell Lee Findlay crushed to death between gun recoil cylinder and girder during gun elevation. 13 June 2002. 30 October 1972. Only a few of these accidents are listed above, however, primarily owing to the lack of easy access to detailed information. Stern wheel steamer USS Nymph Seaman Charles Kalanski killed in ordnance accident. 23 USS Mississippi Seaman Joseph J. Henry caught and killed in elevating gear of 8-inch gun turret. LCDR Stu Powrie, a member of the Blue Angels, is killed in the crash of his A-4 Skyhawk in California. Over 80 drowned. 23 September 2002. Double turreted monitor USS Nevada boiler tube burst killing Fireman 2c Nicholas Joseph Caulley, Jr. 6 July 1908. 4 main machinery space of aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) injures four. Aguilar was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. 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During landing on USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), an A-7E Corsair snaps arresting cable, two killed and three injured. Battleship No. 16 January 1924. 7 May 2002. 28 October 1824. A Petty Officer 1st Class died in Kuwait following a physical training run. UH-1N Huey from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 crashed at Camp Pendleton, CA. (20?) 1 SAR crew injured, 1 civilian death. Ship's Corporal Philip Mullane killed. 14 July 1933. 21 May 1935. CH-46 "Sea Knight" and an AH-1W "Super Cobra" from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, collided above Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Two Marine Corps F/A-18C "Hornets" of Fighter Attack Squadron 251, flying from USS George Washington (CVN-73) on a patrol of the no-fly zone over southern Iraq, collided about 80 miles east of Kuwait City, Kuwait. 26 March 1918. USS Dolphin (AGSS-555), a Navy research submarine that holds the record diving depth caught fire and partly flooded off San Diego, California, but the 43 people aboard were rescued. Seaman Mack McKinley Shockley and Ship's Cook 2 class Tony Baynes drowned. 20 NMCB 14 Honors Seabees Killed in Action On Tuesday, May 4, about 50 people gathered at the New Cantina on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti to honor seven Seabees who died in Iraq in 2004. Not recovered and presumed dead are LT. Ronald J. Mobayed, LT. Robert W. Vogel, and AT3 Eric M. Hakel. southeast of Al Samawah, Iraq. Silverstone, Paul H. US Warships Since 1945. The "Prowler" crew from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130, including LTJG Brendan Duffy, LCDR Kurt Barich, LTJG Charles Woodard and LTJG Meredith Loughran killed. 18 July 1918. Monitor USS Amphitrite Gun Captain Ernest R. Sherwin fatally injured when pinned between lowered 10-inch gun breech and turret floor plates, crushing his head. 33 drowned. 13 July 1921. 19 August 1959. D-8 tractor driven by CD1 Max R. Kiel, USN, was swallowed by a 100 foot-deep "V" shaped crevasse while filling a crevasse 110 miles east of Little America, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze I. David Koontz described as "bumps and bruises. They were often in the heat of the action. 27 January 1900. USS Chicago Apprentice 3d class Louis Gorden slipped on deck and fractured skull. Airborne aircraft were diverted to Italian airfields and flight deck aircraft were moved from danger. 21 May 2002. 25 March 1915. 27 October 1900. 9 August 1996. 18 May 2003. Washington, 1941. First outbreak in Navy occurred in January 1918 on USS Minneapolis in Philadelphia Navy Yard, subsequently spreading throughout the Navy, particularly during the outbreak of September/October 1918: 4,907 died and 146,446 sick (influenza, bronchitis and all forms of pneumonia included) 1918. USNS Comfort treated 650 patients; 2 died. Single-engine Otter cargo aircraft from VX-6 crashed during takeoff at Marble Point, Antarctica. Palmisano was assigned to 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. 6 June 2002. 16 March 1889. 27 August 1965. The Marines, from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, were traveling in a large transport truck (LVS--Logistics Vehicle System) when it rolled over approximately 30 km. CH Moses Wright and Fireman 2 class Joseph Fletcher killed. Gunboat USS Yorktown Seaman Rudolph King accidentally shot in head and killed during small arms practice. Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class Henry John Allen and Photographer 1 class Eugene Anthony Auger both killed in surface collision between their Martin PM-2 two-engined seaplane and the US Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa off San Diego. 7-inch gun at MacMany Point battery blew out. Marine Lance CPL. 14 August 1941. 25 September 1916. An oxygen feed-line fire and explosion in Sargo (SSN-583) after torpedo room. 23 May 1934. 29 December 1982. During deck operations in the Tonkin Gulf, jet blast from a taxiing aircraft knocked an A-4 Skyhawk into the sea, drowning the pilot. 28 January 1914. 19 October 2004. Both crew members killed in S-3 "Viking" of Sea Control Squadron 32 which was lost upon launching from USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in the Arabian Gulf. Richard Somers. LCDR James Dee and LT Thomas Francis were killed. Battleship No. F/A-18 "Hornet" of Strike Fighter Squadron 105, Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida, crashed during a night approach to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) near Puerto Rico. Lockwood, Charles A. and Adamson, Hans Christian. 15 March 1910. USS California (BB-44) Seaman 2 class Norris Rabelee Wilson died of injuries suffered on the shell deck of #4 turret when he was caught between rotating part of turret and a secured service shell. SH-60B "Seahawk" of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47 crashed during a flight from its home base at Naval Air Station North Island, California. 42 USS Jenkins, killing Seaman 2 class William Lusso. 73 killed, 3 injured. 25 October 1833. During gun fire operations off North Korea, 30 killed in a powder blast in forward turret of cruiser USS St. Paul (CA-73). US Navy. 13 January 2006. Landing craft sunk after collision Inchon harbor, Korea. USS Nautilus (SSN-571) collides with USS Essex (CVS-9) during maneuvers off North Carolina. 21 USS Kansas steam accident in engine room. 3 injured. 11 May 1905. Caperton, History of the Bureau of Engineering During WWI, History of the Dudley Knox Center for Naval History, History of United States Naval Operations: Korea, Foreword - History of US Naval Operations: Korea, Preface - History of US Naval Operations: Korea, List of Maps - History of US Naval Operations: Korea, List of Tables - History of US Naval Operations: Korea, Honda (Pedernales) Point, California, Disaster, 8 September 1923, List of Naval Personnel Who Died in the Honda Point Disaster, History and aims of the Office of Naval Intelligence, In Honor of Master Chief Britt K Slabinski: United States Navy, Retired: MEDAL OF HONOR - HALL OF HEROES INDUCTION CEREMONY- THE PENTAGON AUDITORIUM- 25 MAY 2018, In Memory of CTIC(IW/EXW) Shannon M. Kent. Lt. Cdr. 23 January 1918. Chief Machinist Mate Lawrence Lenehan drowned. Motorboat Elizabeth sank in collision with steamship Northland in Norfolk Harbor. 13 July 1918. Ensign Otto Wieselmayer and Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Marcus Stovel Rice killed when their VP-3F patrol plane crashed into Panama Bay. 27, USS Chincoteague AVP24 War Damage Report No. The sailor was part of a unit that operates the Navy's Landing Craft, Air Cushioned. Jonathan W. Lambert assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, died from injuries he suffered when his High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) rolled over in Iraq. 29 USS Burrows fire room fire killed Water Tenders Charles Edward Bourke and Martin O'Callaghan. Pilots LCDR Jeffrey Hilliard and LT Robert Wood, Jr., and Sea Air Land Team 8 member AW1 Steven Voight were killed. After being relieved of watch in PK-1 seaplane moored at French Frigate Shoals, Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Boyd W. Orrell slept in aft-compartment with canvas cover pulled over station to keep the rain out. Pilot LT Donald Cioffi and Naval Flight Officer LT Thomas Wilcox were killed. It was impossible to recover Kiel's body. 30 August 1863. 1 March 1865. 16 October 1917. 28 January 2006. 18 July 1957. 5 mile training run and was taken to the hospital, where he later died. At Norfolk, a flash electrical fire in aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) killed one sailor, severely burns two others. Commander William Lewis Herndon lost at sea on 21 December 1857. 27 August 2002. 11 October 1945. They were assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, and embarked aboard the USS Carl Vinson. Gun Boat #146 blew up owing to magazine explosion. 17 October 2005. USS Squalus (SS-192) sank off Portsmouth NH during a test dive. 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. Battleship North Dakota (BB-29) Seaman 2 class John Richard Wheatley struck in the head and killed when a 12-inch shell fell off loading tray inside #1 turret. 13 drowned. 17 June 1982. 22 May 1968. 25 November 1967. 13 USS Virginia boiler tube burst burning Fireman 3 class William Francis Conway who died four hours later. 27 July 1898. Screw steamer USS Iris steam accident. He was a boatswain's mate on the USS Essex at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan. Ship's Corporal William Wilson killed. The Safety Corner from Marine Corps Lessons Learned (Mar. In memory of The 143 Seabees Killed In Action in Vietnam 08/06/1965 - 08/10/1971 Topics. Screw Steamer USS Princeton 12-inch shell gun explodes in ordnance accident. F/A-18 of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 134 overshot the runway and crash landed at Naval Air Station Miramar, California. Side wheel gunboat USS Quaker City Gunner's Mate Freeman Day killed in ordnance accident. 41 killed and 204 injured. Naval Reserve officer Spencer T. Alden killed in a seaplane collision at Bay Shore, Long Island. 14 April 2003. Nearly 300 Seabees were killed in action, while another 500 died in construction accidents. 28 April 1919. Lt. Comdr. 23 July 1863. Camp Pendleton, California. USS New Mexico (BB-40) Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class James Merron accidentally shot and killed upon discharge of seaplane machine gun. 18 March 1781. 29 January 1935. The date provided at the end of each entry is the date of the accident/incident, rather than the date of death of individuals who died subsequent to the event. The aircraft continued off the angle with insufficient flying speed and impacted the water. 7 USS Illinois ammunition handling accident causes a 13-inch shell to slip through hoist sling, strike the edge of gun deck hatch, and fall into berth deck, killing Ordinary Seaman Harold E. Thompson. 27 March 1850. Submarine USS S-5 flooded and sank off Delaware Capes. Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny E. Jones was found dead in an empty berthing space on the USS Fort McHenry at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, where he was an operations specialist. 25 February 1930. 25 June 2003. 18 killed. 4 January 1941. Battleship No. 6 May 1918. 24 July 1917. 17 March 1936. 13 USS Stewart. Crewmen were injured when a UH-1N "Huey" from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 crashed in Kenya, Africa. In 1933, 76 sailors died in motor vehicle accidents and 31 by drowning. Members of Seabee Team 1104, at Port Hueneme, Calif. CM3 Marvin G. Shields, standing at far right, and SW2 William C. Hoover, standing third from left, were killed in action at Dong Xoai, Vietnam. Eric J. Orlowski of the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, killed by an accidental discharge of a .