list of seabees killed in action

The Battles of Cape Esperance 11 October 1942 and Santa Cruz Islands 26 October 1942, Battles of Savo Island and Eastern Solomons, Boat Pool 15-1 Manila, P.I. Since World War II, Seabees have "built and fought" in all of America's wars - in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq - and their contributions to each were great. Both pilots ejected; Navy LT. Mark Sharp was killed and Marine 1st LT Carl Hogsett sustained broken bones and a serious head injury. During pre-deployment exercises out of San Diego, an attack bomber explodes on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19). 13 November 1849. 10 May 2003. 12 March 2004. 24 October 2004. 8 August 1952. 26 August 1925. An oxygen feed-line fire and explosion in Sargo (SSN-583) after torpedo room. 14 USS Nebraska Dynamo room steam valve blew off striking Ordinary Seaman Charles Agena and throwing him ten feet. Lance CPL Efrain Sanchez died as result of a non-hostile incident at Camp Blue Diamond, in Ramadi, Iraq. 4 USS Iowa steam accident scalded to death Engineman 2 class James Clarence Elliott. Two sailors injured in premature shell explosion on Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) off Saigon. 26 October 1966. Three Marines injured. Seaplane accident south of Fire Island Lightship killed Ensign Donald C. Pero. LCPL Matthew R. Smith, assigned to Detachment 1, Communications Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, was killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait. Battleship No. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. 12 May 2003. At the time of his death, his Navy rating was Steelworker Second Class (SW2). 13 April 1903. 18 February 1918. (20?) 23 January 1905. 15 March 1996. 7 drowned. Of the 41 passengers and crew on the R6D, 3 miraculously survived. Appendix C: Allied Participation and Contributions, Appendix F: Aircraft and Personnel Losses, US Navy instruction for the destruction of signal books, 1863, US Navy Interviewer's Classification Guide, US Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Operational Losses, US Navy Nurse Corps General Uniform Instructions, 1917, US Navy in Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2002, US Navy Personnel in World War II: Service and Casualty Statistics, US Navy Personnel Strength, 1775 to Present, US Navy Sailors Operating Ashore as Artillerymen Roth, US Navy Ships Lost in Selected Storm/Weather Related Incidents, US Navy Special Operations in the Korean War, US Navy Submarines Losses, Selected Accidents, and Selected Incidents of Damage Resulting from Enemy Action, Chronological, US Occupation Assistance: Iraq, Germany and Japan Compared, US Prisoners of War and Civilian American Citizens Captured, US Radar: Operational Characteristics of Radar Classified by Tactical Application, USS Constitution, Capture of Cyane and Levant, USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) Memorial Ceremony, USS Kearsarge Rescues Soviet Soldiers, 1960, USS Monitor Versus CSS Virginia and the Battle for Hampton Roads, USS Pirate; Selected documents on the Salvage of USS Pirate and USS Pledge, USS West Virgina, Report of Salvage, Pearl Harbor, The U.S. Navy Enlistment, Instruction, Pay and Advancement, Vessels Lost and Salvaged, Report of the Secretary of the Navy, 1916, Viet-Nam Free-World Challenge in Southeast Asia, Voyage of the Jamestown on Her Errand of Mercy, Destroyer Report - Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, Destroyer Report - Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, Submarine Report - Vol. Gunners Mate 1st class Edward Gray shot and killed during gun practice. 26 May 1954. Heavy waves wash three sailors from the deck of USS Barbel (SS-580) while operating off Kyushu, Japan. Parks (DD-884) off Luzon. An F-14A from VF-213 crashed during routine training operations about 55 miles from Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), which was 800 miles west of Guam at the time. 15 March 1918. 14 January 2005. 2 June 1891. 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. 25 February 1960. Frigate USS Sabine Seaman John Connelly killed in ordnance accident. Machinist trainee Bruce W. Ross, Water Tender Loyd J. Hampton and Chief Water Tender William Williams killed. Two buildings were blown up by solid fuel used to hurl rockets into orbit in West Virginia. 13 April 1906. Accidental explosion of a bomb on a seaplane killed Ensign Edmund B. Barry. 22 August 1996. PFC Michael Anthony Jordan died in an automobile accident in Manama, Bahrain. Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez, ARM1 Wendell K. Henderson, and ARM1 Frederick W. Williams killed. 16 February 1965. While anchored in Quiberon Bay, France, a cargo of ammunition loaded on merchant ship SS Florence H accidentally exploded, killing 17 members of the Armed Guard detachment. 12 August 1944. 23 July 1863. 7 December 1918. 98 (1914) Movement of the Rudder, General Order No. Single-engine Otter cargo aircraft from VX-6 crashed during takeoff at Marble Point, Antarctica. 18 July 2005. The crew of the other ejected; pilot LCDR Ronald Wise was killed and radar intercept officer LT William Kane was injured. No major injuries. 26 August 1918. 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. 2 December 1973. Submarine chaser SC 60 sank after collision with tanker F. W. Weller. Seaman Joshua McIntosh, assigned to the Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, died in Karbala, Iraq, from a non-hostile gunshot wound. Ship's Corporal William Wilson killed. 19 USS Louisiana steam accident burned Engineman 2 class Harry Adrian Pecotte who died 12 January 1919 in the Naval Hospital at Norfolk VA. 13 December 1918. The pilot ejected, but broke a leg. 11 May 1919. Battleship No. 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. While the Wasp turned into the wind to recover aircraft, Hobson crossed the carrier's bow from starboard to port and was struck amidship breaking Hobson in two. 4 May 1959. USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Seaman 2 class Peter Joseph Carini killed inside #1 turret when 14-inch gun hydraulic recoil system failed, crushing him between gun breech and shell loading platform. 28 May 1998. 1 May 1989. 145 lost. USS Texas cutter fell on Seaman Frans Kaa Kransen and killed him. During landing of an F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-106 on USS George Washington (CVN-73) in the Virginia Capes, an arresting wire broke. He was assigned to 1st Marine Division. 16 March 1889. 23 March 2003. Last seen 20 August 1800 when she departed for the West Indies. 12 June 1943. US Navy. 32 sailors were killed in flight accidents during 1939. 23 February 1982. 25 September 1925. UH-1N "Huey" based aboard USS Essex (LHD-2) crashed 25 miles southeast of Mogadishu, Somalia, while on a training mission. The ship was saved further damage by quick-responding damage control parties who rapidly dumped hot ammunition over the side. 7 May 1863. 25 August 1949. 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. 7 USS Hull boiler tube blew out killing Fireman 2 class Benjamin Filmore King. Aviation Pilot 1 class Arthur Thomas Mead and Donald Theodore Surber killed in crash of Great Lakes TG-2 land plane in Coronado Roads, Calif. 25 May 1932. 10 July 2004. 16 September 1951. In a collision near Cape Henry between destroyer escort USS Darby (DE-218) and ore ship Soya-Atlantic, two sailors were killed and several others injured. 90 (1869) Uniform Changes, General Order No. Data are based on incomplete and sometimes conflicting sources. 20 June 1957. Lance CPL Nicholas H. Anderson died in a vehicle incident while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. 18 February 1942. 8 USS Wilmington Fireman 1 class Philip Hind killed and two other sailors scalded. 10 July 1960. 9 August 2003. 4 January 1941. 5 April 1919. Press releases and "Operation Enduring Freedom Updates" [relating to operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. 30 April 1891. One killed. 112 (1869) Sea Service of Officers to be Three Years, General Order No. 28 July 1919. 18 October 1799. 1 Navy death, LCDR Tragna, and a Contractor flight instructor died. Petty Officer Randy Whitaker, USN, assigned to USS Russell (DDG 59), lost at sea. 22 October 1926. Information in Relation to the Naval Protection Afforded to The Commerce of the United States in the West India Islands, &c. &c. Injury and Destruction of Navy Vessels by Earthquakes, Dec. 1868, Inquiry Into Occupation and Administration of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Instances of Use of US Armed Forces Abroad, 1798 - 2004, Instructional Material for the Fight Against Enemy Propaganda, Instructions for the examination and entry into United States Ports in time of war, Instructions on Reception, Care and Training of Homing Pigeons, Inter-Allied Naval Relations and the Birth of NATO, Interrogations of Japanese Officials - Vol. The four crew members sustained minor injuries. Gun Boat #146 blew up owing to magazine explosion. EA-6B "Prowler" from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 crashed during a routine flight from USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). 2 March 1952. Service collier USS Herman Frasch sank off Nova Scotia after collision with tanker USS George G. Henry. A helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 was performing search-and-rescue (SAR) operations for the flight cycle and arrived on scene immediately. 244 [1934] Alcoholic Liquors, General Order No. 5 drowned. 3 USS Brooklyn coal dust explosion killed 9 Firemen and a Chief Water Tender. Engine room fire onboard Dahlgren killed 2 sailors, wounded 4 others. 11 October 1918. USS Warrington (DD-383) sank during hurricane off Florida. 15 April 1864. During gunline operations off South Vietnam, USS Manley (DD-940) suffers a 5-inch gun powder fire and explosion. A Marine Corps Corporal died at Camp Pendleton, California, when his parachute failed to open while conducting low level static line jump. 25 March 1915. 16], Ships named for Individual Sailors - Citations, Ships Sunk and Damaged in Action during the Korean Conflict, A Short Account of the Several General Duties of Officers, of Ships of War: From an Admiral, Down to the Most Inferior Officer, Signals for the Use of the Navy of the Confederate States, Sinking of C.S.S. Following the accidental flooding of the passenger compartment, Lt. Comdr. DefenseLINK website news articles. 5 February 1973. An F8H Crusader from VF-24 crashed and went over the side while trying to land on USS Hancock (CVA-19), LTJG. Gunboat USS Concord steam pipe burst. Fireman 2 class John Henry Clear scalded. USS Chicago steamer being lowered into cradles when hook carried away and killed Harry Oak. 16 Feb 2010. 11 September 1970. Lt. (j. g. ) Charles M. Tyson lost in crash of seaplane off Immingham. He was assigned to the 3d Battalion, 4th Marine regiment, 1st Marine Division. 14 May 1951. 47, USS Enterprise CV6 War History 1941 - 1945, USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report No. 28 USS Delaware water evaporator burst. During a NATO exercise off the Faeroe Islands, two USS Picuda (SS-382) sailors are washed overboard and drowned. Two US Air Force personnel were also killed. Lt. (j. g. ) Arthur F. Souther killed in an airplane accident at East Greenwich, R. I. During a night march at the Parris Island recruit depot, an exceptionally strong tidal current in Ribbon Creek swept over Marine Platoon 71, drowning six men. 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. For instance, in Korea in 1950, Seabees landed with the first . Jason Andrew Tetrault, assigned to the 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, was killed in Kuwait in a vehicle accident. Two Seabees were killed and more than 90 wounded. 14 killed. During 1926, 20 sailors died from disease, 22 killed in flight accidents, 48 died from injury or drowning, and 3 from poisoning. Despite search by H-60 "Seahawks" from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 3, the sailor was not located. Destroyer No. USS George Washington (CVN-33) crewman killed during repositioning of an aircraft towing dolly. Nearly 300 Seabees were killed in action, while another 500 died in construction accidents. Lt. (jg) Frank E. Highley died in collision between two F3R-1 planes near Ensley, Fla. 26 April 1934. Submarine USS F-1 sank off San Diego after collision with USS F-3. 26 May 2003. Pilot LT Todd Flannery and copilot ENS Gust Sparangis were injured. In 1916, 335 sailors died in accidents or from disease. USS Wabash (AOR-5) caught in major storm off the Philippines, 14 sailors injured. He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force. The type name and number was replaced with a letter designation and a hull number, for example "Battleship No. 21 December 1990. 25 June 2003. 14 January 1914. 27 February 1997. 17 August 1919. 10 January 1958. 24 January 1942. 29 April 2002. 6 July 1967. 27 July 1898. Gunboat USS Wheeling Gunners Mate Charles A. Campbell killed when saluting charges accidentally ignite in forward deck gun compartment. Battleship No. Navy: 17751965. USS Mohican yard arm fell, striking and killing Fireman 1st class John Bernard Finnerty. Loss of the USS Thresher, Findings of Fact: Board of Inquiry Findings of Fact as to the Loss of the USS Thresher (SSN 593) on 10 April 1963 Held May 1963. 13 July 1921. Joseph B. Maglione was killed by a non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait. Destroyers USS Hull (DD-350), USS Spence (DD-512), and USS Monaghan (DD-354) capsized and sank, at least 28 other vessels damaged. 5 December 1945. May 1961. Three other sailors, including Fitzgerald's commanding officer CDR Bryce Benson, were evacuated to the US Navy hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. Three killed, two injured. 27 January 1900. CPL Justin J. Watts assigned to assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, died at Forward Operating Base Haditha Dam in Iraq from an apparent non-hostile gunshot wound. Between 7 December 1941 and 29 December 1946, 1,469 enlisted men were killed in air combat, 460 were killed in action on the ground, and 3,303 enlisted men were killed in flight accidents. 7 March 1918. 18 February 1997. 28 killed, 343 injured. 30 November 1952. 20 USS Vermont steam accident. 8 November 2004. 37 USS Oklahoma Seaman 2 class James Oliver Charles fatally injured when a 14-inch shell fell on him, crushing him to the deck. Acting 3d Assistant Engineer John Healey killed. 7 December 1966. In 1927, there were 31 sailors and marines killed in flight accidents, 102 killed by naval and military hazards. 28 October 1918. Last seen between Formosa and China on 21 September 1854. Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Matthew Bourgeois killed by land mine during training exercise near Kandahar, Afghanistan. 22 April 2003. He died five days later at the Naval Hospital, Canacao, Philippines. 248 (1880) Correct and General Understanding of Signals, General Order No. LT George M. Bache drowned, 8 September 1846. Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class Reynold Leroy MacMillan struck in the head and killed by moving propeller of VTB-3B plane while on deck of USS Langley (CV-1). In 1930, 166 sailors died from diseases, 28 sailors killed in flight accidents, 32 from naval and military hazards, and 11 poisonings. 5 December 1994. 230 (1877) Special Shore Service and Duty, General Order No. Seaman Ariel Morataya from USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) died at Rodriguez Zambrano General Hospital in Manta, Ecuador, of injuries suffered while on liberty. In 1936, 367 sailors died in accidents; 56 in motor vehicles, 41 by drowning. 18 August 2004. Suggested additions or corrections with photocopied supporting documentation should be mailed to: Navy Department Library, Naval History and Heritage Command, 805 Kidder Breese Street, Washington Navy Yard DC 20024-3805. Submarine chaser USS PC-457 sank after colliding with the merchant ship SS Norluna north of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Last seen in Hawaii on 18 September 1861. A Navy Mariner PBM crashed on the west slope of Bataan Mountain, near the entrance to Manila Bay. Electrician 3 class John Terry Mathers killed. 30 June 2005. 204 killed. CH-46 "Sea Knight" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 8 deployed aboard USNS Sirius (TAF 8) crashed while conducting vertical replenishment with USS Stump (DD-978) in the Mediterranean. 73 (1866) Resolution of Thanks from Congress to Admiral Farragut for Mobile Bay Action, General Order No. Neptune Papers, No. 30 August 1863. 73 killed, 3 injured. 99 (1914) Prohibition in the Navy, General Order No. All 7 crewmen died when the plane sank a few minutes later. The aircraft was conducting a medical evacuation mission with suspected appendicitis victim Seaman Sutton. Anderson was manning a . 18 November 1993. 4 killed. Lance CPL Nicholas R. Anderson died in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Afghanistan. The pilot, LT Adam Kaff, was rescued by helicopter, treated for minor injuries and released. Afghanistan - Silver Star Presented to Lt. (jg) Francis L. Toner IV. 13 July 1899. During gunnery exercises, a shell fired from battleship USS New York accidentally struck destroyer No. Screw gunboat USS Yantic Coxswain Patrick Murphy killed by premature explosion as he was ramming home gun charge. Protected cruiser USS Boston Coxswain Vernon D. Dunnell, while serving on the Oregon Naval Militia training ship, seriously injured by premature explosion of a six-pound saluting charge. The driver and tractor were swallowed by the ice. LT Robert L. Browning and LT Richard Bache drowned in Trinidad Bay, California. LT Jerry Seagle and an Air Force officer were treated for mild hypothermia.

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