25 October 1833. 29 January 1903. F/A-18 of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 crashed near Cold Springs, Nevada while conducting carrier air wing training from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, in preparation for deployment aboard USS America (CV-66). T-34C "Turbo-Mentor" from VT-10. 4 July 1916. Coal Passer John W. Crew, Yeoman Gustave Adolph Mewis, Apprentice 1 class John Henry W. Smith and Coxswain Carl Walske drowned. 4 killed. 11 November 1958. An S2F Tracker from USS Randolph (CVS-15) lost during night flight operations while southeast of Norfolk, Va., four died. Motorboat USS Elizabeth wrecked on jetty near Velasco TX. 18 killed. 13 April 1965. 3 April 2003. 15 January 1864. EA-6B Prowler crashes near Coupeville, Wash., killing three crewmen. Monitor and the C.S.S. 29 July 1967. Battleship No. Outbreak began in December 1913. Several personnel on the flight deck were injured. Lt. (jg)s John Grafton Burgess and Oscar Willis Pate killed when FF-1 plane crashed and burned near Millsap, Tex. Marine Pfc. 19 April 1989. 20 September 1927. An F8H Crusader from VF-24 crashed and went over the side while trying to land on USS Hancock (CVA-19), LTJG. H-60 "Seahawk" of Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, training at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, crashed while assisting in a search and rescue effort for a missing private aircraft. Steam-line explosion kills two, injures five, in aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42). 7 drowned. 17 June 1983. Midshipman 2d Class John Paul Ruggiero apparently fell from his fourth floor Bancroft Hall dormitory window and died at the Naval Academy. 5 March 1918. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 194762. 24 marines drowned. US Navy. 4 September 1804. 13 October 2005. All six pilots killed. Flying fragments killed Chief Machinist Mate Harry James Welch. Nearly 300 Seabees were killed in action, while another 500 died in construction accidents. One Marine killed and two wounded when their convoy which was returning from an artillery operation was hit by cluster bomb munitions apparently by "friendly fire." Lt. Jack C. Richardson and Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Frank Clarence Glazener died when SU-1 plane struck two high tension wires and crashed near Oceanside, Calif. 8 June 1933. Destroyer Tender USS Melville lower tube blew out of #2 boiler killing Firemen 1 class Claude Turner, John Joseph O'Grady, Douglass Mathew Chambliss, Floyd Grisham and Engineman 1 class Joe Alowish Burt. The bottom of the high pressure cylinder blew out killing Chief Machinist Mate Harry Frank Bock and Oilers Almo Miller and Richard Curtis Smith. 2 USS Massachusetts powder explosion in starboard after 8-inch gun turret. 456 (1919) Observance of the Sabbath Day, General Order No. Kearsarge - 19 Jun 1864, Selected Sources on the German Battleship Bismarck, The Sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck as Described in the B.d.U. F/A-18A "Hornet" from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321 crashed about 50 miles east of Wallops Island, Virginia, during a training mission. Chief Hospital Medical Corpsman Juan Pedro Gonzales, USN, killed. The ship suffered $56. 7 April 1932. Flight deck explosion on Ranger (CVA-61) kills two crewmen during training operations off San Francisco. Seaman Joshua McIntosh, assigned to the Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, died in Karbala, Iraq, from a non-hostile gunshot wound. Accidental ordnance blast on LST-353 sets off cataclysmic ammunition explosions at West Loch, Pearl Harbor. 5 March 1956. Destroyer No. CH-53D "Sea Stallion" from Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Oahu) lost its tail boom while landing, causing the helo to roll over. An F6F Hellcat crashed on deck of USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) during Wake Island raid, fire and explosion kills 4 flight deck crew. Gunboat USS Schurz rammed and sunk by merchant ship Florida while sailing from. Pilot LT Todd Flannery and copilot ENS Gust Sparangis were injured. The date provided at the end of each entry is the date of the accident/incident, rather than the date of death of individuals who may have died subsequently to the event. Screw steamer USS Huron sank in storm off North Carolina. 19 March 1918. 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. Marine Corporal Travis J. Bradachnall, assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, was killed in an explosion during a mine clearing operation near the city of Karbala, Iraq. Following the accidental flooding of the passenger compartment, Lt. Comdr. 21 May 2001. 1968: The new Seabee camp built by NMCB 11 at Quang Tri, RVNwas dedicated as Camp Rhodes, in honor of Lt. Joseph Rhodes, a CEC officer killed in action. 18 July 2005. 10 May 2002. VT-2B Chief Aviation Pilots Clarence Marvin Carter killed, and Robert T. Thompson injured, in crash of Great Lakes TG-1 land plane at San Ysidro, Calif. 11 January 1932. Babcock was assigned to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Bahrain. T-39N Sabreliner of VT-86 crashed in Georgia during navigational training, resulting in four fatalities. 1 October 1972. In 1930, 166 sailors died from diseases, 28 sailors killed in flight accidents, 32 from naval and military hazards, and 11 poisonings. 22 March 1933. Motorboat Elizabeth sank in collision with steamship Northland in Norfolk Harbor. Petty Officer First Class Shaun Dale presumably fell overboard from USS Nassau (LHA 4) and drowned in the Atlantic Ocean. 11 February 2002. LCPL Cedric E. Bruns, assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, was killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait. Bass, Gallagher, Sandoval-Flores and St. Germain were assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. 12 August 1960. 20 December 1917. 541 (1920) Standard Nomemclature for Naval Vessels, General Order No. Entire crew saved. 10 September 2002. 9 December 1999. 24 September 1952. Various disaffected groups in the world have increasingly made use of terrorism as a weapon. We at Khe Sanh can't thank them enough and we hold them in very high esteem. 9 August 2000. Seaplane accident at Miami, Fla., killed Ensign George B. Evans, Jr. 31 May 1918. 17 July 2002. Oliver Walton Bagby struck in the chest and killed by 12-inch shell splinters during fragmentation experiments at the Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia. 14 July 1933. 6 December 1965. The pilot, CAPT Dale W. Mulkey, USMC, was killed. Fireman 1 class Joseph Shearl Myers and Chief Water Tender John Henry Tibbs died. Hospitalman Robert N. Martens died from injuries sustained as a passenger when his HMMWV rolled over in Al Qaim, Iraq. 12 May 1953. 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. 21 March 1991. Coxswain Peat Vitus Walter shot and killed during gun practice. Following manual takeoff, they were supposed to parachute out over the English Channel while the radio-controlled explosive-filled drone proceeded to attack a German V-2 missile-launching site. 25 New Hampshire pierced port side of Louisiana. 20. Gasoline tanker USS Chehalis (AOG-48) sunk by fire and explosion at Tutuila, Samoa. Marine Lance Cpl. 1 December 1842. 18 February 1942. In general we index the memorials at the lowest practical unit level. Lt. Comdr. Sgt. Ironclad river gunboat Cairo steam accident. 11 June 1936. 48, USS Canberra CA70 War Damage Report No. 24 January 1942. 23 January 1918. 4 USS Pittsburgh Seaman Clay T. Lyles killed by an accidental explosion of a 3-inch saluting gun charge. DefenseLINK website news articles. CAPT David E. Bowser was killed. The crew was evacuated by small boat to another Navy vessel. The service members were supporting Combined Joint Task Force--Horn of Africa. Midshipman Edward Hopkinson died from fall from the mizen top of ???? The type name and number was replaced with a letter designation and a hull number, for example "Battleship No. USS Moonstone (PYc-9) lost after collision with USS Greer (DD-145). Airborne aircraft were diverted to Italian airfields and flight deck aircraft were moved from danger. Marine drowned while swimming ashore after helicopter cast training (jumping without a parachute from a helicopter). Approx. The pilot was safely recovered with only minor injuries. 12 USS Ohio smallpox outbreak at Marseilles, France. January 1946. LCDR Edward E. Jack died of a non-combat related incident aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard. 12 July 1994. 22 March 2003. 16 killed. 25 August 1917. Munitions explosion on Pier #1 at US Naval Magazine, Port Chicago CA. 16 March 1889. Battleship No. Afterwards the Seabees went South for Operation Overlord preparations. 47 USS Aylwin explosion (probably the port drum of #1 boiler) in forward fireroom. Gunner Thomas L. Murphy died in hospital in Ravenna after a seaplane accident at Porto Corsini, Italy. 6 December 1864. Four personnel were killed. He was posthumously promoted to Master Chief Constructionman (CUCM). Three killed, at least four injured, by explosion in patrol ship USS Somersworth (PCER-849) off Montauk Point, N. Y. 21 Jun 1918. USS Paterson Seaman Johan Alfred Carlson fell from the rigging during heavy seas and drowned. Battleship No. Holed in the resulting collision, the submarine gradually flooded and sank in 1,800 fathoms of water. The driver and tractor were swallowed by the ice. 30 Marines and 1 Navy corpsman died. CH-46 "Sea Knight" and an AH-1W "Super Cobra" from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, collided above Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 22 November 1975. During dive bombing practice, SOC-1 from Memphis (CL-13) crashed into the sea near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. F/A-18 Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 203 crashed on a low-level navigation flight training mission. During an ASW exercise off Pearl Harbor, submarine USS Stickleback (SS-415) lost power and broached just ahead of destroyer escort Silverstein (DE-534). During 1926, 20 sailors died from disease, 22 killed in flight accidents, 48 died from injury or drowning, and 3 from poisoning. David Moore drowned, 10 September 1889. 26 June 2006. 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. Marine Forces Pacific UC-35 crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA. Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Dwayne Williams tripped and fell overboard while chasing a football, falling 70 feet into the Atlantic from USS Nassau (LHA 4) and was lost at sea about 900 miles east of Norfolk, Virginia. 1. Harold P. Richards killed when JF-1 amphibian struck Gamboa Bridge, Canal Zone, and quickly sank. 10 January 1958. Bauer, K. Jack and Stephen S. Roberts. SGT Justin A. Harris lost at sea. 3 USS Chauncey sank in collision with British civilian merchant steamer Rose off Gibralter. 19 March 2002. 17 April 1919. Petty Officer 1st Class Raymond J. Pless died after cardiac arrest; he had complained of chest pains during routine exercise and reported to medical personnel. Lance CPL Nicholas R. Anderson died in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Afghanistan. 10 June 2003. [at least 2 died needs further research]. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. LVS overturned on curve resulting in the death of the (Marine) A-driver. Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Matthew Bourgeois killed by land mine during training exercise near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Gasoline fumes, from fuel spilled in bilges, asphyxiated Orrell later that evening. 15 March 1910. USS Voge (FF-1047) collides with unidentified Soviet submarine in the Ionian Sea, 1 sailor injured. The fire was extinguished in about an hour and normal flight operations resumed. 10 killed. A comprehensive list of such incidents would require many years of research in archival records at numerous repositories. 20 April 1926. Thanksgiving '22 Nov. 45, Blockade-running Between Europe and the Far East by Submarines, 1942-44, Boxer Rebellion and the US Navy, 1900-1901, Selected Documents of the Boxer Rebellion, Battle Streamer: China Relief Expedition 1900-1901, Navy Medal of Honor: Boxer Rebellion 1900, Brief History of Civilian Personnel in the US Navy Department, Brief History of Punishment by Flogging in the US Navy, Brief Summary of the Perry Expedition to Japan, 1853, Building the Navy's Bases in World War II, Building the Navy's Bases, vol. Ironclad USS Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras. 22 May 1949. was riding in the gun turret of HUMMWV when vehicle rolled over and pinned him underneath causing his death. Lieutenant fell out during physical training at Naval Station Great Lakes and later died. 21 July 1995. During the last few decades, however, a new peacetime threat has emerged. To avoid being scalded, Fireman 1 class Henry Leonhardt Schmidt jumped overboard and drowned. 13 March 2006. Ten sailors were killed when a steam valve ruptured aboard USS Iwo Jima, which was in the Arabian Sea to take part in amphibious landing exercises on 31 October. Seaplane accident at Moutchic, France, mortally injured Ensign Waldeman Crosscup. 22 January 1903. 2 vols. The five occupants: LT Kelly Mackey, LT John Lee, LTJG Donald Hillegas, LTJG Kent Koontz, and AW3 Daniel Garber, were killed. During a test in the hangar of aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18), a runaway helicopter engine exploded, killing two and injuring 21. 7 September 1968. Single-engine Otter cargo aircraft from VX-6 crashed during takeoff at Marble Point, Antarctica. USS Atka (AGB-3) helicopter pilot LT John P. Moore killed in helicopter crash at Kainan Bay near Little America, Antarctica. 6 November 1961. 6 April 2005. Camp Pendleton. 4 December 2001. Battleship No. 1 SAR crew injured, 1 civilian death. 1 October 1956. 29 November 2001. CH Moses Wright and Fireman 2 class Joseph Fletcher killed. 36 USS Nevada Seaman Thomas G. Canter crushed to death in the shell handling room of turret #4 when his head was caught between turret track and powder compartment. 81 (1866) Requirements of Guardians for Boy to Enlist, General Order No. 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. Screw steamer Galatea steam accident. 50 caliber machine gun at their military pickup truck as they approached the Marine camp. 24 March 2003. [See Case of the Somers Mutiny - 1843.]. 14 March 1901. CH-53E from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361), supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, crashed 60 kilometers south of Bagram in northern Afghanistan. Casualty Branch. Sea-going tug USS Gypsum Queen sank after striking a rock off Brest, France. During 1920, 1,000 sailors died from disease and accidents. No major injuries--but two maintenance personnel were slightly injured by flying debris. Three sailors died from exposure in an open whale boat found in Narragansett Bay. 30 June 1814. 1902. USS Maryland (BB-46) Seaman 1 class John Jewell Plummer crushed beneath gun during turret laying drill. Casualty Branch. 21 March 1847. During night recovery operations in the Mediterranean Sea, a VQ-2 EA-3B Skywarrior crashed through the flight deck barrier on aircraft carrier Nimitz and went over the side. F-4 **** crashes in the Chesapeake Bay, two killed. HH-46D "Sea Knight" helicopter crashed in Atlantic Ocean during a search and rescue mission. 28 September 1956. Washington, 1963. 19 November 1998. 110 (1869) Forbidding Applications for Duty Through Persons of Influence, General Order No. 19, USS South Dakota BB57 War Damage Report No. USS Maryland (BB-46) Seaman 2 class Ralph E. Shenk killed inside #3 turret when a 16-inch shell tipped over and crushed him. 62, USS Quincy CA39, Astoria CA34 & Vincennes CA44 War Damage Report No. 23 April 1958. 2 August 2005. 29 October 1972. 5 March 1979. The aircraft was conducting a medical evacuation mission with suspected appendicitis victim Seaman Sutton. 11 November 1955. Seaplane accident south of Fire Island Lightship killed Ensign Donald C. Pero. The entire crew including five officers and nine enlisted men, killed. 18 February 1998. 123 (1869) Uniform Change for Masters, Ensigns & Midshipmen, General Order No. 14 July 1804. Marine Lance CPL. 17 January 1996. P2V Neptune from VX-6 crashed during take-off from Wilkes Station, Antarctica. 12 December 1965. One sailor died before the fire was extinguished. Machinist Mate 2nd Class Joseph Allen Ashley was in Aft Main Seawater Bay on Engineroom Upper Level Watch at the time of the grounding, and his body was thrown forward approximately 20 feet into Propulsion Lube Oil Bay. LT Robert L. Browning and LT Richard Bache drowned in Trinidad Bay, California. 1820 - 1839 Chartered schooner Quaker sank in a gale with all aboard. In 1936, 367 sailors died in accidents; 56 in motor vehicles, 41 by drowning. Approximately 31 died. P2V-2N from squadron VX-6 crashed in a storm at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze II. Both aviators killed when T-34C "Turbo-Mentor" of Fighter Attack Squadron 125, crashed near Naval Air Facility El Centro, California. AV-8B "Harrier" from VMA-214 deployed aboard USS Essex (LHD-2) crashed after launch in the Indian Ocean during a routine training flight, killing CAPT Raymond N. McKay. 83 (1867) Proclamation Issued by President Johnson, General Order No. Staff SGT William D. Richardson, died of injuries sustained from a non-hostile vehicle accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq. Submarine chaser USS PC-457 sank after colliding with the merchant ship SS Norluna north of San Juan, Puerto Rico. 27 October 1900. Possible causes include faulty wiring or FM signals from a nearby transmitter. 20 USS Vermont steam accident. A Marine recruit fell out of a 1. Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class Henry John Allen and Photographer 1 class Eugene Anthony Auger both killed in surface collision between their Martin PM-2 two-engined seaplane and the US Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa off San Diego. 9 May 1924. Ironclad monitor USS Patapsco Seaman John Morris and Landsman William Cotter killed in ordnance accident. Battleship No. Three Marines were MEDEVAC'd to Hilo Hospital and five others treated for minor 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. USS O-9 (SS-70) lost during deep submergence test off New London, CT. 33 drowned. New York: Franklin Watts, 1965. 132 sailors and 2 Marines died. 9 August 1919. USS Oriskany (CV-34) fire and explosions in hanger bay during flight operations off Vietnam. 20 February 1995. 2 March 2002. HH-1 "Huey" search and rescue helicopter based at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, crashed in a remote area about 20 miles southwest of Lake Tahoe, while participating in a civilian search and rescue effort. 98 (1914) Movement of the Rudder, General Order No. 28 October 1920. 27 June 2004. Navy: 17751965. 7 June 1945. 1 (1863) Rules to Disseminate General Orders, General Order No. 21 July 1905. 372 (1889) Order for Official Communications, General Order No. 18 February 1997. 23 January 1906. 31 January 2000. A boiler explosion in the after fireroom of USS Basilone (DD-824) kills seven and injures another four sailors. During Operation Iraqi Freedom this sailor was assigned to II Marine Division. 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. 6 April 1960. Petty Officer 1st Class Theophilus K. Ansong of USS San Antonio (LPD 17) was lost at sea during operations in the Gulf of Aden. 6 September 2002. 5 August 1918. 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. 9 April 2005. He was attached to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. 18 February 1937. USS S-26 (SS-131) accidentally rammed and sunk by PC-460. Gunboat USS Helena Ordinary Seaman Axel Johansson, while serving on prize crew aboard a Spanish ship, accidentally shot and killed when his revolver fell from its holster and discharged. 4 Nov 2009. Protected cruiser USS Olympia Coxswain John Johnson killed when 5-inch gun broke loose from gun carriage and fractured his skull. 3 October 1918. 7 drowned. 15 vols. F-14A overboard on landing, John C. Stennis (CVN 74). 1 September 1920. 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. 22 December 1967. Seaman 1 class Joseph Earl Green drowned after parachuting into sea following accident to Curtiss O2C Helldiver near Oakland, Calif. 10 April 1932. Airman Nadia T. Alten was lost overboard from USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). Ensign William G. Sprague killed in a seaplane accident at Iletudy, Italy. F/A-18C Hornet crashed at Twentynine Palms, CA, killing the pilot. Ship damage totaled $72. 8 August 1952. Only a few of these accidents are listed above, however, primarily owing to the lack of easy access to detailed information. The Marines, from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, were traveling in a large transport truck (LVS--Logistics Vehicle System) when it rolled over approximately 30 km. One passenger killed when SH-60B "Seahawk" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 43 crashed into the sea while operating from USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) in the Arabian Gulf. 10 November 1936. The 165-foot-long Dolphin, stationed in San Diego, is the Navy's only diesel-electric research submarine. 2 million in damages; aircraft losses totaled over $70 million. 20 April 1912. 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. The umbilical lines supplying air and communications to Draughon became wrapped around the ship's anchor chain. 7 March 1863. 68 USS Shaw collided with HMS Acquitania while zig-zagging in convoy. 17 June 1864. 26 Oct 2009. SW1 Orlan F. John, USN, killed in accidental explosion at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny E. Jones was found dead in an empty berthing space on the USS Fort McHenry at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, where he was an operations specialist. 176 killed in an Atlantic collision between the Wasp (CV-18) and the Hobson (DD-464). Fireman 1 class William J. Flaherty killed. No. The pilot, MAJ Patrick Gregoire, was killed. Five killed. 7 March 1912. MA1 suffered cardiac arrest during department physical training and died shortly thereafter. 1918 Influenza by Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves, Commander of Convoy Operations in the Atlantic, 1917-1919. Sixty aircraft were damaged or destroyed. Continental sloop Saratoga lost with all hands in a gale off the Bahamas. 27 January 1926. A Petty Officer 1st Class died in Kuwait following a physical training run. Collier Thomas Tracy collides with seaplane tender USS Valcour (AVP-55) off Cape Henry, VA., starting a severe aviation gasoline fire. 29 August 1959. While serving on the gunline off South Vietnam, destroyer Lloyd Thomas suffered an in-bore shell detonation in the forward twin 5-inch gun mount.

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