Seaman Franklin Whitfield Ritter, detailed as a signalman, died. 29 December 1982. Tokyo The family of a U.S. Navy officer sentenced to three years in prison in Japan for a deadly car crash is shattered. USS Vermont boiler explosion severely burned and killed Loyd Gaven James. Major fell out of training run and was taken to the hospital where he later died. Electrician's Mate 3 class John Clifford Johnson died of head injuries after being struck by a 50-lb tool which fell 30-feet to the deck of USS New York (BB-34). We owe it to our Sailors to keep them safe and ready.. All Rights Reserved. What did I do?, I tried to distract the midshipmen from looking at ENS Mitchell, the boat engineer said. 56, USS Houston CL81 War Damage Report No. The dead included 1st LT Brandon R. Dronet, SGT James F. Fordyce, Lance CPL Samuel W. Large, SGT Donnie Leo F. Levens, CPL Matthieu Marcellus, SGT Jonathan E. McColley, Lance CPL Nicholas J. Sovie, and CAPT Bryan D. Willard. Engine room fire onboard Dahlgren killed 2 sailors, wounded 4 others. 30 August 1995. Dogs, copilot CAPT Paul D. Barnes, aerial observer LCPL Rodolfo Guajardo and crew chief CPL Michael J. Tsoris were killed. Chartered schooner Quaker sank in a gale with all aboard. 29 Jul 1907. Naval Air Station, Pensacola FL. LT George M. Bache drowned, 8 September 1846. 4 February 2002. 7 December 1966. Sloop USS Concord wrecked in Mozambique Channel. "The U.S. Embassy has said only that it is watching the case. US sailor killed when struck by a US Navy hovercraft on the first day of the Cobra Gold military exercise in Thailand. Nicolas M. Hodson from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, was killed, and three other injured in a vehicle accident in Kuwait. Screw sloop USS Omaha Seaman Carl Emanuelson and John E. Kirk killed after premature discharge of #5 gun. 11 August 1937. A court found he had been negligent by falling into a state of drowsiness at the wheel, rejecting his assertion that he had lost consciousness while suffering from altitude sickness. 25 November 1982. Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Matthew Bourgeois killed by land mine during training exercise near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Beverly Kennon, Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repairs; Rep. Virgil Maxey of Maryland; Rep. David Gardiner of New York; and a servant of the President killed. 27 September 1918. Side wheel steamer USS Commodore McDonough, Seaman John Wilson killed from a bursting gun. 9 Feb 2010. [death of Kennedy on 12 Aug. 1944]. But the family had hoped there were enough mitigating circumstances that the jail sentence could be dropped. (possibly 20 July?). 110 (1869) Forbidding Applications for Duty Through Persons of Influence, General Order No. Marine Corps Times. P2V Neptune from VX-6 crashed during take-off from Wilkes Station, Antarctica. [See Case of the Somers Mutiny - 1843.]. Steam gunboat USS Mercedita Seaman John Morry killed in ordnance accident. With a Japanese court set to hear an appeal Wednesday of Alkonis' prison sentence, his parents are pleading for leniency for an act they say was nothing more than a terrible accident but that prosecutors view as deadly negligence. Pilot killed when F/A-18C "Hornet" of Fighter Attack Squadron 106 crashed in Florida. 3 April 2003. Marine Lance CPL. Last seen between Formosa and China on 21 September 1854. Aircraft returned from mission and was conducted an arrested night landing onboard USS Stennis. CPL Terry Holmes, SGT Krisna Nachampassak, PFC Christopher J. Reed, and Staff Sgt. Seaplane accident in France killed Ensign Delozier Davidson. "We are broken, her mother, Betsy Mitchell, said. 5 March 1979. "The word that comes to our mind is fairness. 62+ died. 1 October 1972. 12 December 1933. The Pacific War Encyclopedia. Schooner USS Sea Gull disappeared, presumably sinking in a storm between Tierra del Fuego and Valpariso. Gunboat USS Nashville Mess Attendant Nicolas H. Ortiz killed while sleeping on deck when a 4-inch gun slipped off a temporary mount and struck him in the head. (AP) A Maryland man convicted of fatally shooting the mother of a U.S. 27 USS Michigan powder handling accident catches Gunner's Mate Matthew Devine between two ammunition trays, killing him instantly. 14 June 1864. 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). The other nine Marines in the vehicle were students at Camp Geiger. KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) crashed near Shamsii, Pakistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Stearney also determined that the probe raised "questions regarding the safety and adequacy of the 7 meter RHIB, including adequate seating and hand-holds for passengers and crew., By November 2018, the warship Jason Dunham was operating in the Gulf of Aden and would soon return home to Norfolk. 99 (1869) Authority Given to Fleet Officers, General Order No. PFC Michael Anthony Jordan died in an automobile accident in Manama, Bahrain. 10 July 2004. During gun fire operations off North Korea, 30 killed in a powder blast in forward turret of cruiser USS St. Paul (CA-73). 24 September 1952. 28 August 1804. Monitor USS Monadnock Seaman William H. Pugh crushed to death between 10-inch gun and turret beam overhead. 17 December 1917. Three sailors died from exposure in an open whale boat found in Narragansett Bay. Steam accident in Saratoga (CV-60) during overhaul at Philadelphia injures ten. Eric J. Orlowski of the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, killed by an accidental discharge of a . 23 May 1939. 22 August 1918. 6 December 1864. 16 September 1951. The bursting of the boiler tube in the fire-room during a full power trial resulted in the death of George Dare Wamer who died on board the USS Franklin the day after the accident. 4 April 1933. Battleship No. 21 USS Milwaukee grounded and abandoned on Samoa Beach, near Eureka, Calif. No injuries. 51 (1865) Announcing Death President Abraham Lincoln, General Order No. Seaman 1 class Charles Bugonian, Aviation Ordnanceman 1 class Daniel Roy Glaze, Chief Radioman Walter Franklin Manthorne, and Aviation Pilot 1 class John Henry Schnitzlein killed when their P2D crashed in the mouth of the Folks River, Coco Solo, Canal Zone. Armored Cruiser No. Douglas Jose Marencoreyes died and another was injured in a truck accident. LT. Kevin Guth, LT. Fremont Besmer, AW1 Mark Klausmeier, AW2 Mark Mitchum, and AW2 Matthew Shicks were rescued by another HS-4 helo participating in the exercise and were treated for minor injuries. We really wanted to meet these people and have this healing moment where we say, Were so sorry for everything youve been through and we want to do what we can, she said. The ship suffered $56. 15 June 2003. 6 June 2002. A Navy junior officer died Sunday while training with Marines at a base in Hawaii, the Navy announced on . 7-inch gun at MacMany Point battery blew out. Lance CPL Steven L. Phillips died from a non-hostile vehicle accident while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Qaim, Iraq. The family is now hoping for an 11th hour political intervention to keep Alkonis out of jail. Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets 28 Nov 2009. 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. 18 USS Connecticut Gunners Mate George W. Fairey drowned while trying to recover a torpedo in about 80-feet of water. 1 April 1964. 28 July 1936. Accidental explosion of a bomb on a seaplane killed Ensign Edmund B. Barry. 163 killed and 396 injured. 56 dead. 15 died. USS Mississippi (BB-41) cordite fire in the #2 14-inch gun turret. Collier USS Beukeldijk explosion of the inboard high furnace of #3 boiler killed Ships Cook 4 class John Pender, Jr. and Seaman William C. Hollenback. 3 February 1966. The pilot died. 12 September 1913. Structural failure in the tail assembly resulted in the crash of a Douglas PD-1 flying boat off Pearl Harbor, killing 2 officers and 3 enlisted men. The city is about two hours from Yokosuka Naval Base, where Alkonis is assigned to the destroyer USS Benfold as a weapons officer. Three sailors were injured when a Marine sentry fired a . 12 USS Ohio smallpox outbreak at Marseilles, France. 30 January 1958. Hed just gotten off the midnight to 7 a.m. watch when he learned that morning hed be driving the RHIB. 12 December 1917. 16 sailors burned or injured. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Navy). A helicopter flew Mitchell off the ship at 11:30 a.m. and she was pronounced dead 75 minutes later at Prince Hashem bin Abdullah Hospital in Aqaba, Jordan. 25 September 1925. Ketch Intrepid, fitted out as an "infernal" or fire ship, blown up in premature detonation of powder charges during blockade of Tripoli. Ensign Russell D. Tibbitts died in seaplane loss off Fenwick Sound Light Ship. 226 (1877) Importance of Complete Reports and Logs, General Order No. Captain of Hold William M. Dames and Carpenter's Mate John Johnson killed. 4 October 1918. 2 February 1933. 29 USS North Dakota steam accident caused by ignition of fuel oil settling tank over Boiler #1. 73 (1866) Resolution of Thanks from Congress to Admiral Farragut for Mobile Bay Action, General Order No. Nine personnel including one officer died of smoke and burns. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group. Lt. Cdr. Crewmen were injured when a KC-130F "Hercules" from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 crashed at Twentynine Palms, California. Seaman Matthew Draughon drowned while salvaging the wreckage of a Misawa F-16 that had crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base, Japan. 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Aircraft crashed on the Yuma range. 1st LT. Michael G. Blaisdell, a Marine F/A-18 pilot assigned to VFA-106, was killed when his Hornet crashed at approximately 1830 while he was performing touch-and-go exercises at NAS Cecil Field's outlying field at Whitehouse, FL. 15 March 1910. 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. 24 May 1849. Approximately 105 lost. Aircraft destroyed. SAN DIEGO A Navy SEAL candidate who died just hours after completing the grueling Hell Week test was identified as a 24-year-old sailor who joined the military last year. 34 USS New York Apprentice Seaman Paul Erwin Smith crushed to death between iron drag ladder and distribution room hatch inside #3 turret. The tremendous explosion ripped a 300 foot long, 50 foot wide, and 40 foot deep crater into the ocean floor. 13 January 2006. LT Richard R. McMullin died from fall from poop on the sloop Warren at Rio de Janeiro. 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. A Vietnamese helicopter surveying potential sites for full-scale excavations to recover remains of Americans missing in action from the Vietnam War crashed in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Military officials tell 10 On Your Side that 43-year-old Cmdr. Also, while it wasnt part of military training, a veteran SEAL combat officer, Cmdr. Naval Special Warfare Command said Wednesday . Airborne aircraft were diverted to Italian airfields and flight deck aircraft were moved from danger. Fireman 2 class John Henry Clear scalded. 6 March 1998. It is not configured for recovery, nor does it have installed flotation for over-water rescue, the swimmer said. 10 September 1913. 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