20 June 1990. LT. Lewis S. Jordan killed in an accident in tug USS Undaunted. 12 July 1957. Landing Craft From Troy to Tokio, Skunks, Bogies, Silent Hounds, and the Flying Fish, Slapton Sands: The Cover-up That Never Was, Smith, Melancton Rear Admiral USN A Memoir, Smoker Sat., July 27, 1918 U.S.S. 18 April 2003. F-14A overboard on landing, John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Apparently, the Marine had been sleeping with his weapon when it accidentally discharged. 17 December 1917. USS Solar (DE-221), commanded by LCDR Eugene R. LaRocque, destroyed in ordnance accident at Naval Ammunition Depot at Earle, NJ. 4 October 1918. 12 July 1865. Liberty boat capsized in Mediterranean off Les Salins d'Hyeres, drowning eight sailors. 2 November 1960. In 1912, 253 sailors were killed in accidents or died from diseases. Screw gunboat USS Little Rebel Seaman Willard Brown killed by accidental discharge of musket. 2 March 1952. An explosion occurred in a trash receptacle adjacent to a Marine berthing compartment aboard USS Saipan (LHA-2) injuring 11 personnel. 21 June 1994. 306 killed. 3 September 1925. Motorboat Elizabeth sank in collision with steamship Northland in Norfolk Harbor. 12 September 1913. Petty Officer 3d Class Doyle W. Bollinger, Jr., Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, died in Al Kut, Kuwait when he was handling a piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated where he was working. Gunboat USS Dubuque Shipwright Joseph Dennis Clain accidentally shot while working on a target range. 14 February 1910. 10 March 1999. 18 January 1901. Lance CPL Trevor D. Aston died as a result of non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. 25 September 1916. 28 January 1914. 20 January 2002. 12 September 2005. F/A-18C Hornet crashed at Twentynine Palms, CA, killing the pilot. Steam gunboat USS Winona Landsman Thomas Quigley killed in ordnance accident. 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. 21 December 1990. Screw gunboat Tulip boiler explosion sank the ship off Maryland, killing 49. 105 (1869) North & South Pacific Squadrons Combined into Pacific Station, General Order No. 9 April 2002. PM-1 Seaplane from VP-6F crashed off Midway Island, killing entire crew of 2 officers and 4 enlisted men. After an F2H Banshee crashed through the safety barrier of USS Essex (CV-9), the resulting fire and explosion killed seven sailors. 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. 36 ships damaged. 16 Mar 1977. 13 November 1849. 7 March 1918. Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Andrew Scott Charpentier died at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, from a non-combat related illness incurred while assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 2 million in damages; aircraft losses totaled over $70 million. Gunner's Mate 3 class Frederick Joseph Kemp killed by accidental discharge of a pistol at the Naval Training Camp, Pelham Bay, New York. 6 May 1918. Nearly 300 Seabees were killed in action, while another 500 died in construction accidents. Navy: 17751965. 15 July 1913. During 1920, 1,000 sailors died from disease and accidents. 1 September 1932. 20 July 1918. A collision in the Strait of Gibraltar between Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713) and supply ship Haiti Victory kills one and hurts four. 2 killed. 20 January 1865. The Allegany Ballistics Laboratory is operated by the Hercules Powder Company for the Navy. [Source of data on US Navy and Marine Corps accidents in 2009-2010, which only describes incidents but does not identify individuals by name.]. 29 cases of disease and 5 deaths. Marine Sgt. Pilot LT Donald Cioffi and Naval Flight Officer LT Thomas Wilcox were killed. Battleship No. 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. Battleship No. 10 June 2003. Merchant ship SS Baykerran disappeared after sending a distress call. SH-60B "Seahawk" of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47 crashed during a flight from its home base at Naval Air Station North Island, California. 250 (1880) Establishment of the Office of Judge Advocate General of the Navy, General Order No. One crew member killed and another injured. Armored cruiser No. Screw gunboat USS Alliance Boatswain's Mate John McGowan killed by premature gun discharge upon closing breech block. 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An EA-6B from VAQ-141, NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, crashed short of the runway at NAS Fallon, Nevada. Naval Accidents in the 20th Century. 33 drowned. Milton G. Stephens. 19 June 1941. Frigate USS John Adams small boat accident. Babcock was assigned to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Bahrain. Memorial can be reached from Morgan Road, 0.3 miles west of Morganza Road (County . DefenseLINK website news articles. 5-ton truck participating in a battalion field firing exercise apparently jack-knifed while towing a M198 (155mm howitzer). They were assigned to Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force. The vessel remained at the accident site, assisted by frigate Thach, and a submarine support vessel. Engineman 1st Class Vincent Parker and Electronics Technician 3rd Class Benjamin Johnson from USS Peterson (DD-969) boarding party drowned after oil smuggling merchant ship Samra foundered in the northern Persian Gulf. 23 May 1934. Side wheel steamer USS Tyler small boat accident. 20 February 1955. Marine PFC Chad E. Bales was killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident during convoy operations east of Ash Shahin, Iraq. Metal fragments caused many casualties and severe damage to nearby ships and twenty-two small boats and landing craft were sunk, destroyed, or damaged beyond repair. Scout Cruiser No. Lance CPL Kevin B. Joyce drowned after falling into the Pech River while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. 123 (1869) Uniform Change for Masters, Ensigns & Midshipmen, General Order No. 6 November 1961. 11 May 1919. Destroyer No. In fact, during the Tet Offensive, 14 Seabees were killed in action (KIA) and 57 were wounded in action (WIA). USS Extractor (ARS-15) torpedoed and sank by USS Guardfish (SS-217) in case of mistaken identification. 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. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. They were assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force. 29 December 1952. 29 January 1995. 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USS Paterson Seaman Johan Alfred Carlson fell from the rigging during heavy seas and drowned. An oxygen feed-line fire and explosion in Sargo (SSN-583) after torpedo room. 19 March 2002. 248 (1880) Correct and General Understanding of Signals, 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. 23 July 1908. Over 90 drowned. 19 April 1932. 3 USS Brooklyn coal dust explosion killed 9 Firemen and a Chief Water Tender. 22 January 1903. He was driving a High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as part of a convoy to Camp Coyote in Kuwait when his vehicle struck a parked trailer. 15 October 1953. 56 dead. 8 August 1952. USS Voge (FF-1047) collides with unidentified Soviet submarine in the Ionian Sea, 1 sailor injured. 11 USS Missouri powder ignition in after 12-inch gun turret suffocated 34 sailors. Sloop USS Concord wrecked in Mozambique Channel. 11 September 1810. Two killed. 125 lost. Stern wheel steamer USS Nymph Seaman Charles Kalanski killed in ordnance accident. 18 June 1941. 24 October 2004. 13 July 2002. 29 January 1935. Transport Nopatin #6 boiler explosion killed Firemen 2 class Roger Hackett and Thomas Willis Benham. 10 December 1862. Service collier USS Herman Frasch sank off Nova Scotia after collision with tanker USS George G. Henry. 26 January 2005. 29 USS North Dakota boiler explosion resulted in the drowning in New York's East River of Coal Passer Fred Streter Hoyt, who either jumped or fell overboard. The initial explosion was in a fourth-deck storeroom, a second explosion occurred in the same store room 45 minutes later. Petty Officer First Class Shaun Dale presumably fell overboard from USS Nassau (LHA 4) and drowned in the Atlantic Ocean. A Marine Corps Corporal died at Camp Pendleton, California, when his parachute failed to open while conducting low level static line jump. 3 October 1934. 9 May 2003. After an inadvertent firing of a Zuni rocket which struck an A-4 aircraft igniting its JP-5 fuel, other aircraft loaded with bombs and missiles were consumed leading to explosions. 14 August 1918. 30 January 1958. A-6E "Intruder" from VA-115 crashed during a low level training route over Yoshinogawa River on the island of Shikoku, Japan. U.S. Navy. 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. 16 June 1864. At Norfolk, a flash electrical fire in aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) killed one sailor, severely burns two others. 18 November 2001. 3 April 1982. 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. Available online at http://www.centcom.mil]. 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. 5 Dec 2009. 29 USS North Dakota steam accident caused by ignition of fuel oil settling tank over Boiler #1. USS Wyoming small boat swamped in collision with USS Ironclad. F/A-18 "Hornet" crashed in northwest New Mexico. USS Raleigh (LPD-1) suffers an engine room steam accident which kills two sailors. Destroyer No. 2 August 1905. 232 (1877) Working Hours at Navy Yards and Stations, General Order No. Eight other sailors received minor burns. AD2 Nelson R. Cole, from aviation Squadron VX-6, died from burns received in a helicopter crash in vicinity of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. 1 killed. Seabees of the 11th Naval Mobile Construction Battalion lay aluminum matting on a runway damaged by enemy mortar fire at Dong Ha, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, 1967. 2 (part III, chapter 26), Bunker Busters: Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Issues, Chapter 2: The Era of Growing Conflict, 1959-1965, Chapter 3: The Years of Combat, 1965-1968, Chapter 4: Winding Down the War, 1968 - 1973, Chapter 5: The Final Curtain, 1973 - 1975, Medal of Honor Recipients of the U.S. Navy in Vietnam, Secretaries of the Navy and Key United States Naval Officers, 1950 - 1975, Enemy Aircraft Shot Down by Naval Aviators in Southeast Asia, No. 23 July 2009. MAJ Michael D. Kuszewski, CAPT Scott T. Rice, 1st LT Joseph R. Fandrey, 1st LT Arthur J. Schneider, CPL Brandon J. Tucker, CPL Brian L. Collins, CPL Britt T. Stacey, CPL Erik D. Kirkland , LCPL John P. Condello, LCPL Jackie D. Chidester, LCPL Jose L. Elizarraras, LCPL Jorge E. Malagon, Navy Hospitalman (HN) Brent W. Garmon, and an Army sergeant were killed. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. 27 USS Michigan gas explosion in coal bunker no. 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. 14 April 2003. 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. During an ASW exercise off Pearl Harbor, submarine USS Stickleback (SS-415) lost power and broached just ahead of destroyer escort Silverstein (DE-534). "The fire and the flooding were controlled and the submarine was stabilized early today, military officials said. 112 Navy personnel and 17 civilian technicians killed. 28 October 1970. 82 USS Gregory was fatally injured when the shell exploded. 29 April 2002. Sloop USS Cyane expedition in Panama. Edward T. Reeder died in a non-combat related vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. 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. UH-1N of HMLA-267 crashed at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, while conducting a training flight. Crewmen were injured when a UH-1N "Huey" from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 crashed in Kenya, Africa. An F6F Hellcat crashed on deck of USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) during Wake Island raid, fire and explosion kills 4 flight deck crew. Press releases and "Operation Enduring Freedom Updates" [relating to operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. 15 January 1969. 2 February 1935. 15 USS Georgia Seaman Albert E. Riker crushed and killed in ammunition hoist. Entire crew saved. Destroyer USS J. Fred Talbott Seaman Neils Christian Hansen, on a sight-seeing tour of the Montfaucon battlefield near Verdun, was killed by accidental explosion of a grenade found in the area. 18 August 2004. Seaman 1 class Joseph Earl Green drowned after parachuting into sea following accident to Curtiss O2C Helldiver near Oakland, Calif. 10 April 1932. The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 by Carla R. Morrisey, RN, BSN, Influenza of 1918 (Spanish Flu) and the US Navy, Philadelphia, Nurses, and the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918. A Marine from First Marine Expeditionary Force drowned when the High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) he was riding in rolled over into a canal in South-Central Iraq. 29 September 1863. USS Brooklyn Seaman Karl Johan Anderson killed by exploding shell while unloading contrary to orders. 32 USS Wyoming Seaman George W. Sell killed in his hammock when gun shutters accidentally fell on him. Monitor USS Monadnock Seaman William H. Pugh crushed to death between 10-inch gun and turret beam overhead. A pilot was killed when two VFA-125 F/A-18 Hornets collided in midair during a training mission at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. 7 October 1949. 19 March 1960. Hell at 50 Fathoms. 3 USS Brooklyn coal dust explosion. The pilot was killed. Inchon had commenced a scheduled six-month Mediterranean Sea deployment on 5 January 10 January 1994. Dogs, copilot CAPT Paul D. Barnes, aerial observer LCPL Rodolfo Guajardo and crew chief CPL Michael J. Tsoris were killed. Submarine chaser SC 60 sank after collision with tanker F. W. Weller. 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. 42 drowned. Both crewmembers ejected and were recovered; only one suffered minor injuries. 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. 1 February 2003. Fire destroyed another Phantom and spreads into aviation stores compartment before being extinguished. 14 January 2005. 3 USS Chauncey sank in collision with British civilian merchant steamer Rose off Gibralter. 16 September 1813. 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. Destroyer No. Side-wheel gunboat Mount Washington steam accident. 17 July 1944. Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate died of non-hostile causes at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. 1944 incident]. 15 March 1918. LCPL of LST 561 foundered off Yongpyong-do, west coast of Korea with loss of all hands: two USN officers including COMLSTDIV-12, two US Army officers, one ROKN officer, five USN enlisted and two Royal Marines. Several crewmen on deck were injured. Lance CPL Jordan D. Winkler died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Fallujah, Iraq. A Marine Corps Lance Corporal died in automobile mishap at Camp Pendleton, California, when his personally owned vehicle was hit by a HMMWV. 81 (1866) Requirements of Guardians for Boy to Enlist, General Order No. 16 killed. 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. 9 April 2002. 15 January 1916. Ironclad ram USS Tennessee Seaman Andrew Young killed in ordnance accident. 29 Oct 2009. Location. The body of AT2 Daniel R. Biddle, 26, was recovered by searchers operating from Guam. 16 January 1918. 21 July 1995. 12 May 1898. Wayne E. King, and Seaman Apprentice Caleb Sutton were flown to Camp Pendleton's Naval Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, after being pulled from the water. Appendix A: Chronology - January 1991 cont. The five occupants: LT Kelly Mackey, LT John Lee, LTJG Donald Hillegas, LTJG Kent Koontz, and AW3 Daniel Garber, were killed. Lt (jg). He was assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Several personnel on the flight deck were injured. 6 January 1938. Troop transport USS Louisville steam accident killed Lieutenant Alexander W. Walls, Fireman 2 class Harry Leon Mercer and Fireman 1 class Paul Turner. 40 19.015 N, 80 9.225 W. Marker is near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. 1 October 1918. 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 April 1960. A TBF Avenger splashed on takeoff from USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) in the eastern Pacific. 1 October 1912. 5 June 1945. 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. Two crewmembers were recovered by US Coast Guard and taken to local hospital. 22 March 2003. Naval Reserve officer Spencer T. Alden killed in a seaplane collision at Bay Shore, Long Island. Ordinary Seaman George Wibert drowned. Transport USS Orizaba suffered accidental explosion of 50-lb depth charge, killing Lt. Cdr. Bauer, K. Jack and Stephen S. Roberts. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Protected cruiser USS Boston crewmen caught in black powder explosion at Mare Island Navy Yard. 21 killed. 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