Protected cruiser USS Boston Coxswain Vernon D. Dunnell, while serving on the Oregon Naval Militia training ship, seriously injured by premature explosion of a six-pound saluting charge. 558 died from influenza in 1919; and 278 in 1920. 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. At the Dunhams side, crews struggled to get her off the RHIB. USS Wabash (AOR-5) caught in major storm off the Philippines, 14 sailors injured. Approximately 340 drowned. Killed in the crash was a woman, 85, who died that day, and a man, 54, who died in a hospital on June 11. In the telling by Alkonis' family and supporters, the naval officer abruptly lost consciousness in the car, causing him to slump over behind the wheel after suffering acute mountain sickness.. USS Mohican yard arm fell, striking and killing Fireman 1st class John Bernard Finnerty. Great Flu Crisis at Mare Island Navy Yard. 29 October 1990. 21 November 2003. 16 sailors burned or injured. 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. Alkonis, who is charged with negligent driving resulting in death, said he lost consciousness due to acute mountain sickness, a common set of symptoms that occur with a trip to high altitude. 29 November 1907. Years of Warnings, Then Death and Disaster: How the Navy Failed Its Sailors This is the USS Fitzgerald, which crashed nine weeks earlier, killing seven sailors. 21 February 2001. 20. 6 November 1961. Seaplane accident at Five Fathom Lightship off Cape May, N. J., killed Ensign Harry G. Catchpole. Dummy training shell fired from a destroyer accidentally strikes USS Opportune (ARS-41), injuring four sailors. During a test run from Norfolk to New York, a fire in the machinery room of aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) killed four men and injured nine others. 10 May 2003. Harold P. Richards killed when JF-1 amphibian struck Gamboa Bridge, Canal Zone, and quickly sank. Lt. John A. L. Zenor killed in a fall on cruiser USS Brooklyn. LT Eric A. Hamm and LT John J. Dunne, Jr. were killed. 4 Austrian 6-pounder Howitzer - Sight Cutaway, Captain Raphael Semmes and the C.S.S. F/A-18A Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 and pilot were lost while operating in southern California. 26 October 1900. Alkonis' sentence is not as harsh as it might have been. Side wheel gunboat USS Cimarron Quartermaster Henry P. Little killed in ordnance accident. "When I saw his face, I knew that we had lost," she said. 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. Ten crew members killed. 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. He was a dedicated NSW Sailor who applied his talents and skills towards some of our nations hardest challenges, while selflessly mentoring his teammates. 24 April 1912. 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. Turpin was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 deployed in the Republic of Seychelles. 11 killed, 20 injured. 29 July 1967. [declassified Nov. 1993]. His defense attorney said Alkonis was ready to pay compensation to the injured woman and the deceased victims families and had already compensated the people whose cars were damaged. And so to be in this situation is just it's beyond painful," she added. 1 September 1970. 204 killed. We were having a good timewe were happy to be off the ship for the first time in a little while.. USS Solar (DE-221), commanded by LCDR Eugene R. LaRocque, destroyed in ordnance accident at Naval Ammunition Depot at Earle, NJ. Submarine chaser SC 209 was mistaken for an enemy submarine by Coast Guard-crewed USS Felix Taussig and sunk by gunfire. 29, USS San Francisco CA38 War Damage Report No. AV-8B "Harrier" of Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, crashed at Bogue Field, North Carolina, The pilot, CAPT Grant Fukuda, ejected and was medevaced to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Coal Passer Joseph Anderson, Seaman George Aubel, Fireman 1 class William Davis, Apprentice 1 class Jacob L. Mehaffey and Coxswain Frank Swanson drowned. He later died due to his injuries. 4 February 2002. Lance CPL. 5 drowned. A Petty Officer 1st Class died while participating in command departmental physical training in Norfolk, Virginia. 14 July 1916. A Petty Officer 2d Class died while conducting a training dive evolution at Key West, Florida. 8 June 2001. Michael E. Passaro, LCPL. 1 October 1956. The two officers in charge of the destroyer USS John S. McCain have been relieved of duty after a deadly accident earlier this year, the US Navy said in a statement . 8 March 1897. 5 May 2001. Armored cruiser No. 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. Mess Attendant 1 class Jutaro Okomoto traveling on Monroe while on leave was drowned. Blimp J-3 crashed while searching for survivors of USS Akron, fatally injuring Lt. Comdr. 30 May 1863. Some crewmembers had injuries that Cmdr. While at Yokosuka, aircraft carrier USS Bairoko (CVE-115) suffers an explosion and flash fire in flight hanger. 1 million. During combat flight operations off Vietnam, USS Ranger (CVA-61) suffered a fuel line fire in her No. In 1914, 281 sailors died from disease and accidents. Submarine USS H-1 went aground off Santa Margarita Island, Calif. 4 drowned. Staff SGT James W. Cawley was killed when he was accidentally struck by a High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Alkonis testified Tuesday in Shizuoka District Court that he suffered a bout of altitude sickness that day, a leftover effect of the trip he, his wife and their three children had made up the iconic mountain. He later testified to feeling sudden mountain sickness -- a finding supported by a neurologist's June 2021 diagnosis -- but the judge said such a sensation should have abated as Alkonis drove down the mountain. 15 January 1864. A flash fire in the engineering spaces of minesweeper USS Exultant (MSO-441) kills five off Savannah. 9 killed. Yuma--FA-18A Pilot ejected during one on one Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM). "This is a tragedy for both. 29 August 1959. Battleship No. 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. 7 USS Illinois ammunition handling accident causes a 13-inch shell to slip through hoist sling, strike the edge of gun deck hatch, and fall into berth deck, killing Ordinary Seaman Harold E. Thompson. Gunboat USS Wheeling Gunners Mate Charles A. Campbell killed when saluting charges accidentally ignite in forward deck gun compartment. 370 (1889) Copies of Books to the Navy Department Library, General Order No. The fatal accident is the first parachuting mishap in nearly six years to claim the life of a Navy SEAL, according to reports. Submarine USS S-5 flooded and sank off Delaware Capes. Lt. (jg) Robert M. Patten and Radioman 2 class James Edwin Witzman killed when SF-1 from VS-3B on USS Lexington (CV-2) crashed into the sea off Balboa, Canal Zone. One sailor died after suffering a head injury in the incident, and 97 members of the 137-member crew were injured. Screw sloop USS Hartford acting Master's Mate Herbert Judson killed in ordnance accident. PFC Christian D. Gurtner was killed by a non-combat weapons discharge when his M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon discharged, firing one round into his chest near Al Kut in southern Iraq. 33 drowned. But Betsy Mitchell never expected to lose her 23-year-old daughter to a horrific training accident in the Red Sea. No matter the cause, Alkonis' car veered into parked cars and pedestrians in a parking lot, striking an elderly woman and her son-in-law, both of whom later died. F-14A overboard on landing, John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The dead include: Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan. 15 March 2002. Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, injured when an unknown item exploded in a burn pit while they were burning trash at their base camp in Qandahar, Afghanistan. 16], Ships named for Individual Sailors - Citations, Ships Sunk and Damaged in Action during the Korean Conflict, A Short Account of the Several General Duties of Officers, of Ships of War: From an Admiral, Down to the Most Inferior Officer, Signals for the Use of the Navy of the Confederate States, Sinking of C.S.S. One person killed when the landing gear of a CH-53E "Super Stallion" of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 collapsed during maintenance at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. Seth A. Fifteen aircraft were destroyed and 17 were damaged. T-34C "Turbo-Mariner" of Marine Fighter-Attack Training Squadron 101 crashed 11 miles northeast of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California. USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Seaman 2 class Peter Joseph Carini killed inside #1 turret when 14-inch gun hydraulic recoil system failed, crushing him between gun breech and shell loading platform. 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. Peter Brtsch, a specialist in high-altitude illnesses at Heidelberg University in Germany, echoed the judges assessment in an interview, saying that a sudden loss of consciousness because of mountain sickness would not have been possible under the circumstances. The coxswain said he was between 90 to 180 degrees into the move when there came "an impact that jarred everyone to starboard, jerking his grip off the throttle and nearly jettisoning him from the boat. Three sailors were injured when a Marine sentry fired a . LCDR Joseph F. King, LT Christopher D. Buckley, AWC Andrew K. Baker, and AW2 Edward J. Kos were killed. It seemed like the boat skipped, another sailor recalled. 5 October 1915. 16 June 2003. 7 February 2002. USS San Francisco ran aground south of Guam while traveling underwater (nearly instantaneous deacceleration from Flank [maximum] Speed to 4 knots). I do not believe this tragedy would have been avoided with better planning alone, he wrote. Lance CPL Kevin B. Joyce drowned after falling into the Pech River while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. Marine drowned while swimming ashore after helicopter cast training (jumping without a parachute from a helicopter). 18 December 1944. F11C-2 from VF-1B on board USS Saratoga (CV-3) crashed three miles west of La Jolla, Calif., killing Lt. (jg) William S. Arthur. 9 June 2003. 9 August 2003. 20 April 1912. Navy Seaman Pablito Pena Briones, Jr died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Fallujah, Iraq. 17 February 2002. 25 September 1918. The other F-14 landed at MCAS Cherry Point, NC, with both crewmen uninjured. Hell at 50 Fathoms. During a tactical exercise, Reserve pilot Ens. Two killed. Ironclad USS Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras. 176 killed. KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Authorities have identified two US Navy members who were killed in a car crash Monday morning in Kings County. 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. Petty Officer 3rd Class Fabricio Moreno, was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Manda Bay, Kenya. No major injuries. 8 September 1910. 13 January 1918. 18 November 2001. 2 September 1943. 28 March 2003. 14 March 1934. Navy: 17751965. LT Charles Luttrell and LT Derrick Busse were injured. Osceola WI: MBI Publishing, 1998. The Navy is investigating the cause of the incident, command officials said. 4 September 1804. Gunners Mate 1st class Edward Gray shot and killed during gun practice. For months, they'd hoped a judge at an appeals court would suspend. 5 February 1969. Last seen at Barbados on 4 March 1918. 11 May 1919. USS Louisville (CA-28) Gunner's Mate 1 class Rollie Jackson Belcher killed while decapping a saluting charge. The Tomcat's pilot, LT. Neal P. Jennings, and radar intercept officer, LT(JG) Timothy J. Gusewelle, suffered burns on their faces and hands. 25 January 1987. Stern wheel gunboat USS Cincinnati Fireman 1 class Martin McLano killed in ordnance accident. 17 April 1919. He pleaded guilty to negligent driving in hopes of receiving a suspended sentence. 10 February 2005. 2 October 2001. 31 August 1919. F/A-18A crash destroyed aircraft near Fallon, NV. She holds a journalism degree from Boston University and previously worked for the Christian Science Monitors Tokyo bureau. 27 September 2000. The Hamptons coxswain later told the investigator that hed never trained for man overboard from a RHIB. Protected cruiser USS Boston crewmen caught in black powder explosion at Mare Island Navy Yard. 55 (1901) Decorations for Philippine Islands and Boxer Rebellion, General Order No. 14 February 1995. 13 July 2002. 17 August 1919. 1 October 1912. It didn't do what we'd hoped, but honestly, I have never felt so loved.". Lt. Ridge Hannemann Alkonis is a weapons officer aboard the destroyer USS Benfold at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, according to his LinkedIn profile. 1 December 1842. [declassified Nov. 1993]. Accidental 5-inch shell explosion on destroyer USS Buck (DD-761) kills one, injures nine. During the unsuccessful pursuit of HMS Belvidera, one of frigate President's bow chasers exploded, wounding 16 men. At Norfolk, a flash electrical fire in aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) killed one sailor, severely burns two others. 21 May 2002. Receiving ship at New York, NY, boiler explosion burned Chief Water Tender Anton Sadar who nine days later died at the Naval Hospital in New York, NY. 19 March 2001. The Kings County Sheriff's Office confirmed both men were stationed at the Naval Air Station in Lemoore. Boatswain's Mate 1 class Emil Hjalmar Olsson. 5 March 1956. 5 July 1939. 75-inch rockets, and a liquid oxygen cart. 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. Investigators say the vehicle the two men were in veered off the roadway and rolled multiple times. One killed. 20 June 1990. My kids are counting on you, she replied. 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. A Japanese court found he had been negligent by falling into a state of drowsiness before a fatal traffic accident. 21 June 2000. 5 Dec 2009. 65 killed and 40 burned. 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. 23 January 2006. Fireman 1 class William J. Flaherty killed. 28 December 2004. 6 January 1973. Officials redacted nearly all the names mentioned in the copy of the probe provided to Navy Times following a Freedom of Information Act request even the identity of the reports author but everyone seemed to agree that Ensign Mitchells last hours on a RHIB called Billy Hampton were spent on a beautiful Red Sea. Engine room fire onboard Dahlgren killed 2 sailors, wounded 4 others. 6 USS Hopkins steam accident. 25 June 1888. Cruiser No. Lt. Ridge Hanneman Alkonis, 33, crashed his car into pedestrians and parked vehicles at a soba restaurant parking lot in Fujinomiya on May 29, according to an indictment. 2010). 6 August 1952. Battleship No. Steam gunboat USS Winona Landsman Thomas Quigley killed in ordnance accident. USS Oriskany (CV-34) fire and explosions in hanger bay during flight operations off Vietnam. 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. Camp Pendleton, California. 3. Last seen 20 August 1800 when she departed for the West Indies. USS Inchon (MCS 12) fire in boiler room. Both aviators killed when T-34C "Turbo-Mentor" of Fighter Attack Squadron 125, crashed near Naval Air Facility El Centro, California. 1 April 1964. A Chief Petty Officer died from electrocution while working in a shipboard auxiliaries room. 21 May 1905. 28 July 1936. 19 April 1989. Four Marines seriously injured and six other Marines treated and then released at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital, NC, as a result of a High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) running off Route US 17 and striking the side of a bridge. Two US Navy aircraft collide near Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, one killed. USS O-9 (SS-70) lost during deep submergence test off New London, CT. 33 drowned. Ship's Corporal William Wilson killed. Navy SEAL CDR Peter G. Oswald died during a fall from a US Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter while using a standard fast roping technique. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 6th Communications Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group. Frigate USS Sabine Seaman John Connelly killed in ordnance accident. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. 23 Jul 1917. Ms. Alkonis said she felt that the Navy had been overstating its support for her family in its communications with members of Congress. 34 USS Walke port main turbine split wide open. 125 lost. Heavy waves wash three sailors from the deck of USS Barbel (SS-580) while operating off Kyushu, Japan. Gunboat USS Bennington explosion in port fire room compartment filled most of the living compartments and deck space with steam and ashes. Seaman 2 class Henry A. 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