18 February 1904. 15 April 1864. 22 January 2004. Stern wheel steamer USS Marmora Landsman Daniel Crony killed in ordnance accident. LCDR Christopher C. Tragna killed; LT Kevin Quarderer and two civilian crew members injured. 25 October 1996. The driver, who lost control of the vehicle, was based at Camp Geiger, a training base adjacent to Camp Lejeune. 17 August 1919. Afghanistan - Silver Star Presented to Lt. (jg) Francis L. Toner IV. 17 July 2002. Seaman Joseph Hall A. Muir, assigned as a signalman on Kansas City was drowned. Airborne aircraft were diverted to Italian airfields and flight deck aircraft were moved from danger. Torpedo Boat No. 28 August 1804. 17 December 1917. 16 October 1917. Loss of the USS Scorpion, Finding of Fact: Board of Inquiry Finding of Facts as to the Loss of the USS Scorpion (SSN 589) on 22 May 1968, Held June 1968. Staff SGT William D. Richardson, died of injuries sustained from a non-hostile vehicle accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq. LT John F. Borden drowned in the Potomac, 5 April 1842. USS Trenton (CL-11) powder bag explosion in forward twin 6-inch gun turret. 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. The four were members of HC-6 based out of Norfolk,VA. Ironclad screw steamer USS Galena Ordinary Seaman Jacob Meyers accidentally shot himself. Both pilots ejected; Navy LT. Mark Sharp was killed and Marine 1st LT Carl Hogsett sustained broken bones and a serious head injury. Coal Passers Joseph William Schmidt, Joseph Streit and Robert Gilmore died. USS New Mexico (BB-40) Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class James Merron accidentally shot and killed upon discharge of seaplane machine gun. LCDR Joseph F. King, LT Christopher D. Buckley, AWC Andrew K. Baker, and AW2 Edward J. Kos were killed. Corporal Jason David Mileo was shot and killed in a "friendly fire" incident after being mistaken for an enemy solder in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq. 51 (1865) Announcing Death President Abraham Lincoln, General Order No. Upon engagement of the arresting gear, the aircraft's tail hook failed. 11 December 2000. 23 March 2003. October 18, 2002. 12 small ships and landing craft sunk, 222 others beached. 30 January 1958. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Note regarding ship identification: On 17 July 1920, following the promulgation of Navy Department General Order No. 11 October 1918. He was driving a pickup truck that was struck on the driver side by another vehicle. 13 August 1934. Gunboat USS Bennington explosion in port fire room compartment filled most of the living compartments and deck space with steam and ashes. 112 Navy personnel and 17 civilian technicians killed. 47 USS Aylwin explosion (probably the port drum of #1 boiler) in forward fireroom. Submarine USS S-5 flooded and sank off Delaware Capes. 18 June 1941. 2 June 1891. During gunnery exercises, a shell fired from battleship USS New York accidentally struck destroyer No. USS S-4 (SS-109) sank after being rammed by Coast Guard cutter Paulding. Single-engine Otter cargo aircraft from VX-6 crashed during takeoff at Marble Point, Antarctica. Marine Lance Cpl. 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During 1921, 382 sailors died from disease (mainly Tuberculosis and Pneumonia), 269 to injury, 39 killed in airplane accidents, and 20 to poisoning. 12 July 1957. (WLOX) - Since the Seabees began operation in 1942, 403 service members have been killed in the line of duty. 20 January 2005. 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. 18 July 2005. An F6F Hellcat crashed on deck of USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) during Wake Island raid, fire and explosion kills 4 flight deck crew. After his patrol plane hit a violent down draft of air while flying off Pearl Harbor, Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Stanley John Jaros was thrown from his seat into the left propeller, killing him instantly. 7-inch gun at MacMany Point battery blew out. Single turret monitor Nahant steam accident. 244 [1934] Alcoholic Liquors, General Order No. 21 April 2004. MA1 suffered cardiac arrest during department physical training and died shortly thereafter. Marine Lance Corporal Gregory E. MacDonald, assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, was killed when the light armored vehicle he was traveling in rolled over in Iraq. MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter from Heavy Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 4, crashed on land approximately 10 miles west southwest of Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella near Palagonia, Sicily, during a routine training mission. [Available online at http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/k/korean-war-chronology.html.]. 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. 20 drowned. 4 February 1922. 7 September 1968. Seaplane accident at Dunkerque, France, killed Ensign Curtis S. Read. 1st Light Armored Reconn (LAR) Battalion, US Marine Corps Corporal was acting as one of two required ground guides in order to assist in moving an M-813 5-ton truck off a loading ramp. 9 May 1890. Battleship No. Gunners Mate 1st class Edward Gray shot and killed during gun practice. 11 July 2000. 4 February 2001. Side wheel gunboat USS Cimarron Quartermaster Henry P. Little killed in ordnance accident. 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. F/A-18C "Hornet" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 crashed during a night landing on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in the north Pacific. [premature discharge of cartridge in 6" gun]. Gunner's Mate 3 class Roy Edward Ingle drowned after an oxygen-tank valve closed while he was trying to retrieve a torpedo in 80-feet of water. 5 November 1931. 372 (1889) Order for Official Communications, General Order No. AV-8B "Harrier" of Marine Attack Squadron 211 crashed about 60 miles northwest of Yuma, Arizona, during a training mission. T-39N Sabreliner of VT-86 crashed in Georgia during navigational training, resulting in four fatalities. Accidental 5-inch shell explosion on destroyer USS Buck (DD-761) kills one, injures nine. 3 September 1983. T-34C "Turbo-Mentor" from VT-10. Lance Cpl. 2 September 1799. 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. Barnabas Lincoln, Narrative of the March and Operations of the Army of the Indus, Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea, Navajo Code Talkers: World War II Fact Sheet. 2 October 2001. LT Dan Keohane, petty officers Ron Brabant and Jason Cassady, and corpsman Ken May were injured in the crash. 9 September 1915. 57-41, BUREAU OF NAVIGATION CIRCULAR LETTER NO. 9 May 1933. Aircraft returned from mission and was conducted an arrested night landing onboard USS Stennis. Side wheel gunboat USS Quaker City Gunner's Mate Freeman Day killed in ordnance accident. Screw steamer Dragon steam accident. Seaman 1 class Joseph Earl Green drowned after parachuting into sea following accident to Curtiss O2C Helldiver near Oakland, Calif. 10 April 1932. Eight marines died when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Memorial can be reached from Morgan Road, 0.3 miles west of Morganza Road (County . 26 July 2002. 1 February 2003. 13 January 1917. Marine Corps pilot and co-pilot suffered minor injuries when their AH-1 Cobra helicopter crashed near Samarra, Iraq. 75-inch rockets, and a liquid oxygen cart. Seven crewmen killed. Lance CPL Jordan D. Winkler died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Fallujah, Iraq. US Department of Defense. 25 October 1994. 20 September 1995. Casualties: US Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and - NHHC Merchant ship SS Baykerran disappeared after sending a distress call. 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. Full-rigged training ship USS Monongahela Apprentice James A. Clayville accidentally shot while at target practice on rifle range. 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. 29 March 2003. F/A-18C "Hornet" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, stationed at Naval Air Station Miramar, California, crashed near Naval Air Facility El Centro, California. Paul Hennes, mission commander; Lts. 17 April 1967. LVS overturned on curve resulting in the death of the (Marine) A-driver. 14 November 1918. Ryan R. Cox, of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, died as a result of wounds received from a non-combat weapon discharge near An Najaf, Iraq. William P. Williamson instantly. 24 March 1995. 22 May 1968. USS Inchon (MCS 12) fire in boiler room. 27 September 2000. Patrol vessel USS Eagle while making passage up Delaware River was struck by a squall and capsized. 7 March 1918. Trimble, William F. Wings for the Navy: A History of the Naval Aircraft Factory, 1917-1956. 50 caliber machine gun at their military pickup truck as they approached the Marine camp. Seven sailors were killed when the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) was struck by the bow of the Philippine-flagged merchant vessel ACX Crystal off Japan. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. He was posthumously promoted to Master Chief Constructionman (CUCM). During launch of F/A-18 "Hornet" of Strike Fighter Squadron 27 on USS Independence (CV-62), the aircraft's port main landing gear collapsed, causing the weapons pylon to strike the waist catapult center deck hatch, which closed on the catapult operator, ABAN Fred Watson, III, who was medevaced to a hospital in nearby Sydney, Australia, for treatment of two broken legs and a broken arm. Gunner Charles S. McLane killed by the bursting of a gun at the Washington Navy Yard. 74 (1908) Establishing Ship Post Offices, General Order No. Coffee or Die Magazine | How a Navy Seabee Was Awarded the Medal of He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/2, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Hospital ship USS Benevolence (AH-13) rammed and sunk by freighter Mary Luckenbach near San Francisco Bay. F/A-18D "Hornet" from Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron 533 damaged when it departed the runway after a hook-skip at Twentynine Palms, California. Fireman 2 class William Amberson died four days later from burns. UH-1N "Huey" from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169 crashed in Iraq. 5 September 1917. 17 April 1918. 2 August 2005. 12 March 2002. PBM-5 crash in Antarctica during Operation Highjump. USS Newark steamer sunk and sailor Ernest Leroy Brailey drowned. 16 June 2003. 12 September 2005. Education. 8 June 2005. Marine drowned while swimming ashore after helicopter cast training (jumping without a parachute from a helicopter). A Master Chief Petty Officer was found dead in barracks after morning physical training in Ventura Country, California. 1. Seven members of his battalion 'NMCB 14 were killed in 2004. 9 December 1918. 19 May 2003. Steam gunboat USS Winona Landsman Thomas Quigley killed in ordnance accident. Battleship USS Maine sank in Havana Harbor, Cuba, after the explosion of the forward magazine. 29 January 2005. Battleship No. Engine failure of an SBU-1, and ensuing crash into Anacostia river, Washington, DC, drowns Aviation Machinist's Mate 3 class Edward L. Gosney and Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class Jack Ware. An F-8J Crusader from VF-24 struck the flight deck ramp of USS Hancock (CVA-19) and exploded during night carrier qualifications, killing LT. Darrell N. Eggert. Battleship No. Pilots LT. Matthew S. Shubzda and LT. Joel A. Korkowski, and weapons systems officers LT. Stephen R. Nevarez and LT Stephen N. Benson from Strike Fighter Squadron 41 died when two F/A-18F Super Hornets collided during an exercise in California. 28 May 1958. Three crew members killed when CH-46E "Sea Knight" of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 crashed into the water at Marine Corps Air Station New River, South Carolina. 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. Gunboat USS Wheeling Gunners Mate Charles A. Campbell killed when saluting charges accidentally ignite in forward deck gun compartment. 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). Cunningham, US Navy Relative to events on Wake Island in December 1941, and subsequent related events, Narrative of Joshua Davis an American Citizen 1811, Narrative of the Capture, Sufferings and Escape of Capt. 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.