30 July 1992. USS Trenton (CL-11) powder bag explosion in forward twin 6-inch gun turret. While in the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, a crane accident killed two USS Oriskany (CVA-34) sailors and injured another. The type name and number was replaced with a letter designation and a hull number, for example "Battleship No. Bauer, K. Jack and Stephen S. Roberts. 4 USS Iowa left 12-inch gun in forward turret shattered during firing practice. 17 December 1915. 17 October 2005. Lt. Terri Sue Fussner, Lt. Wayne Francis Roberts, and Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Jason Edward Lawson in a SH-60B"Seahawk" from Helicopter Squadron Light (HSL) 46, died in crash in central Mediterranean. Ensign William G. Sprague killed in a seaplane accident at Iletudy, Italy. 13 July 2002. Both crews ejected. During 1920, 1,000 sailors died from disease and accidents. Lance CPL Juan C. Venegas died as a result of a vehicle accident while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate died of non-hostile causes at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Frigate USS John Adams small boat accident. 10 August 2000. F/A-18D "Hornet" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather)-21, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, crashed into the Yellow Sea 60 miles southwest of Korea. The entire crew including five officers and nine enlisted men, killed. 18 March 1864. It was the first solo for both student pilots. 30 August 1995. 1918 Influenza by Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves, Commander of Convoy Operations in the Atlantic, 1917-1919. Aviation Metalsmith 1 class Thomas Allen Daniels killed, and Chief Aviation Pilot Garland L. Williams injured, by accidental explosion of a projectile at the Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia. 13 April 1904. 15 February 1898. 6 January 1919. 18 May 2003. The pilot was safely recovered with only minor injuries. The driver, who lost control of the vehicle, was based at Camp Geiger, a training base adjacent to Camp Lejeune. Two aviators were lost at sea when their aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. Fireman 1 class Jens K. Petersen killed. 17 August 1918. 27 June 1905. Ironclad ram USS Tennessee Seaman Andrew Young killed in ordnance accident. 30 killed. 15 USS Georgia Seaman Albert E. Riker crushed and killed in ammunition hoist. Battleship No. 7 September 1891. 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. Commander Charles K. Springle was shot and killed in a non-combat related incident at a combat stress clinic at Camp Victory, Iraq. A collision between tanker SS Tom Bigbee and USS McMorris (DE-1036) about 75 miles southeast of Honolulu kills two sailors and injures seven others. USS Osceola Seaman Oscar Adam Hahn struck by tow line and killed. According to a Bureau of Naval Personnel Memorandum http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/a/aviation-personnel-fatalities-in-world-war-ii.html, 3,257 naval aviation personnel were killed in an unknown number of non-combat related aircraft crashes between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946. Three sailors were killed, 24 were treated at area hospitals, and 47 suffered minor injuries. 18 November 1993. 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. 14 killed, 2 injured. LCDR James Dee and LT Thomas Francis were killed. Frigate USS Sabine Seaman John Connelly killed in ordnance accident. Gun Boat #159 lost in Chesapeake Bay with all on board. During pre-deployment exercises out of San Diego, an attack bomber explodes on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19). One sailor dies and four others injured in Goldsborough (DDG-20) during severe storm off Hawaii. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. A four-engine P-3A Orion from **** crashed in fog while attempting to land at Argentia naval base. USSManley(DD-940) suffered a flash-back in a 5-inch gun mount during gunnery exercises off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 4, 1863, Enlistment, Training, and Organization of Crews for Our New Ships, Establishment of the Department of the Navy, Expeditions, Diplomatic and Scientific Activity, and Operations Against Native Americans and Pirates, Exploring the Antarctic 1840 - The Wilkes Expedition, Eye-Witness Account of the Battle Between the U.S.S. During combat flight operations off Vietnam, USS Ranger (CVA-61) suffered a fuel line fire in her No. 2 Machine Room while at Singapore, three killed and 12 injured. LTCDR Christopher M. Blaschum, piloting an F-14B "Tomcat" from Fighter Squadron 143, killed despite ejecting, when his aircraft crashed into the Mediterranean Sea immediately after launch from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). 4 November 1966. 25 August 1917. 8 June 2005. Destroyer No. 12 December 1965. Marine Lance Cpl. 259 (1917) Executive Order and Message on Death of Admiral Dewey, General Order No. 24 March 1995. 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During the subsequent search, which involved hundreds of ships and aircraft, a PBM Mariner with a crew of 13 also crashed with no survivors. 22 March 1865. Electrician's Mate Fireman Apprentice Michael J. Jakes Jr., died from a head injury on USS Kitty Hawk in Northern Arabian Sea during Operation Enduring Freedom. Low-flying P-3 Orion from VP-??? 13 September 1944. 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. At the time of his death, his Navy rating was Steelworker Second Class (SW2). 14 September 1918. 29, USS San Francisco CA38 War Damage Report No. 7 USS Colorado Machinist's Mate 1 class Saul Torgerson burned in engine room accident, dying the next day in San Francisco. Casualties: US Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and Injured in Selected Accidents and Other Incidents Not Directly the Result of Enemy Action. The Seabees were involved in every major invasion during World War II, supporting and fighting alongside their infantry brothers at Guadalcanal, Los Negros, Tarawa, Munda, Saipan, Tinian, Attu, Iwo Jima, Guam, Samara, Okinawa, Salerno, Sicily, and Normandy. 14 August 1941. 13 January 1944. Destroyers from Squadron 11 ran aground at Point Honda, CA: USS Delphy (DD-261), USS Young (DD-312), USS S. P. Lee (DD-310), USS Woodbury (DD-309), USS Nicholas (DD-311), USS Chauncy (DD-296) and USS Fuller (DD-297). Nassau launched helicopters in support of the search, and a US Coast Guard C-130 Search and Rescue aircraft joined the search. In 1935, 320 sailors died in accidents; 43 in motor vehicles, 33 by drowning. 19 July 1918. Marine Corps Times. A two-alarm fire swept through a storage building on the Washington Navy Yard, DC, injuring two sailors. Ukraine's president vowed to hold Russia accountable after a barrage of cruise missiles killed more than two dozen people last week, as battles rage in the east of the country ahead of an . Maj. collapsed after first mile of a formation run, and later died. Oiler Robert Conway seriously burned, dying the next day in Philadelphia Naval Hospital. Steam launch from USS Yosemite foundered in the harbor of San Luis d'Apra, Guam in typhoon. 14 October 2005. 44 USS Cummings. 15 July 2003. 9 vols. 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. 9 February 1969. 11 June 1936. Once a unit assignment has been determined, a link to the individual's memorial page is included in the appropriate Unit Index. Engine room fire onboard Dahlgren killed 2 sailors, wounded 4 others. 18 February 1997. 6 July 1967. Airman Brian Darley was rescued from the sea by a boat from Trenton (LPD-14) and treated for a hip dislocation, broken wrist and minor scrapes and bruises. 7 September 1968. Armored cruiser No. LCDR Christopher C. Tragna killed; LT Kevin Quarderer and two civilian crew members injured. LCM-6 from USS Trenton (LPD-14) carrying sailors and marines returning from liberty to USS Trenton and USS Guam (LPH-9), capsized after collision with Spanish merchant ship Urlea off Barcelona, Spain. Submarine USS H-1 went aground off Santa Margarita Island, Calif. 4 drowned. UH-1N Huey from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 crashed at Camp Pendleton, CA. 2 April 2003. Ensign Junius F. Andrews burned to death at Naval Air Station, Chatham, Mass. Commander in Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet Interim Evaluation Reports. Iron-hulled, twin-screw coastal defense monitor USS Amphitrite steam accident burned Fireman 2 class Albert Francis Moran who died in Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Brooklyn NY on 5 November 1918. While operating at night off Cape Henry, USS Randolph (CVA-15) starboard deck-edge elevator broke loose, dropping five men and one airplane into the Atlantic. May 1961. During carrier operations, an FJ Fury crashed USS Essex (CV-9) flight deck, killing two men, injuring 21, and destroying five other planes. 32 sailors were killed in flight accidents during 1939. F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 122 collided over NAWS China Lake, California. Four aircrew members recovered with minor injuries. (New York, W. H. Wise, 1947): 48. 9 July 2001. AO1 Christopher W. Pantelopoulos (reportedly the pilot), AOAN James E. Pedersen, and AOAN Erik R. Bess were killed and AOAA Timothy S. Moseley was injured. The "Prowler" crew from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130, including LTJG Brendan Duffy, LCDR Kurt Barich, LTJG Charles Woodard and LTJG Meredith Loughran killed. Camp Lejeune - Seabee Training Records. 13 July 2002. Rigid airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) crashed in a storm off New Jersey. Engine room fire in radar picket ship USS Searcher (YAGR-4) off Cape May, NJ. HH-46D "Sea Knight" helicopter crashed in Atlantic Ocean during a search and rescue mission. 3 October 1995. 21 November 2003. 16 October 1917. Various disaffected groups in the world have increasingly made use of terrorism as a weapon. Destroyer No. Approximately 20 individuals injured. Two S2E Trackers from USS Randolph (CVS-15) collided midair and exploded off the bow during CQ flight operations while southeast of Norfolk, Va. Lt. (j. g. ) Arthur F. Souther killed in an airplane accident at East Greenwich, R. I. 5 - Decorations Awarded By Foreign Governments, Pt. A premature explosion of a shell from #2 5-inch gun killed Mess Attendant 3d Class Ercell W. Martin, Fireman 3d class Valentine Przybylski, and Seaman 2 class Emmette J. Shields during this action. No injuries. 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. 20 January 2002. The Allegany Ballistics Laboratory is operated by the Hercules Powder Company for the Navy. Officially designated "Seabees" on March 5, 1942, they were given their motto by Moreell - Construimus, Batuimus ("We Build, We Fight") - and their emblem, a bee in Navy uniform, carrying both construction tools and a submachine gun. 119 USS Lamberton steam hose burst in the fireroom injuring Fireman 1 class William Thomas Batstone who died 11 October 1918 at the Naval Hospital, New York NY. USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank with all hands in 8500 feet of water, 220 miles east of Boston. Sea-going tug USS Gypsum Queen sank after striking a rock off Brest, France. 13 November 1955. Hell at 50 Fathoms. 12 April 1918. RADM James G. Prout, III, Commander, Carrier Group Three, and CDR Joseph Kleefisch, commanding officer of VFA-25 were killed.
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