24 July 1917. The mishap occurred at night (1830 PST--Sunset was 1727 PST). 8 April 1956. The accident exposed glaring shortfalls in how the Navy had been operating small boats for years, problems officials consistently failed to consider until her tragic death. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press 1981. 32, USS Lexington CV2 War Damage Report No. 132 sailors and 2 Marines died. 10-16 July 1926. Disappeared after departing Pensacola, Fla., in July 1831. She said that Alkonis ran toward the victims to help, saying he was sorry, but her sister saw him with his family standing away from the victims when the ambulance arrived. The mine had apparently been planted by Taliban or al-Qaida forces before they fled the area in December 2000. Twelve aircraft lost or destroyed at a cost of $73 million. They said theyd always been told to sit on the side sponson. One killed. 4 December 1981. 175 (1872) Division of the Pacific Station into Two Stations, General Order No. Service collier USS Herman Frasch sank off Nova Scotia after collision with tanker USS George G. Henry. The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said the State Department was working with the Pentagon to provide all appropriate assistance.. He was assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron Seven. 1 May 1936. 20 October 2000. 82 USS Gregory was fatally injured when the shell exploded. 28 Oct 2009. 56 (1901) Puget Sound, Naval Station to Navy Yard, General Order No. Acting 3d Assistant Engineer John Healey killed. Dogs, copilot CAPT Paul D. Barnes, aerial observer LCPL Rodolfo Guajardo and crew chief CPL Michael J. Tsoris were killed. He was last seen on the evening of 12 September when the ship was underway. 9 May 1890. Destroyer No. We just want things to be fair," Suzi Alkonis added. R6D Douglas Liftmaster from Fleet Tactical Support Squadron One (VR-1) involved in mid-air collision with a Brasilian Real Airlines aircraft over Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, during President Eisenhower's 3-day tour of Brasil. Midshipman 2d Class Jay Michael Dixon apparently fell to his death from a campus dormitory at the Naval Academy. Naval Special Warfare Command said Wednesday . 31 July 1998. Steam gunboat USS Mercedita Seaman John Morry killed in ordnance accident. Gun Boat #2 sank in gale in Chesapeake Bay. PFC Kenneth L. Sickels died in a non-combat related incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. New York: Facts on File, Inc 1998. 9 December 1918. LCDR Stu Powrie, a member of the Blue Angels, is killed in the crash of his A-4 Skyhawk in California. Otherwise, a similar tragedy like this will continue to happen, she said. LCPL Matthew R. Smith, assigned to Detachment 1, Communications Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, was killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait. Battleship No. The Safety Corner from Marine Corps Lessons Learned (Mar. 11 September 2003. US Navy C-1A Trader cargo plane crashes in Crete, 11 killed. 23 March 2002. Not recovered and presumed dead are LT. Ronald J. Mobayed, LT. Robert W. Vogel, and AT3 Eric M. Hakel. Destroyer No. 1 October 1918. Two buildings were blown up by solid fuel used to hurl rockets into orbit in West Virginia. Destroyer No. Four personnel were killed. Four officers and three enlisted men of the R2D-1 and the four PBY crew all died in the crash. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group. Machinist trainee Bruce W. Ross, Water Tender Loyd J. Hampton and Chief Water Tender William Williams killed. 16 June 2003. Fire destroyed another Phantom and spreads into aviation stores compartment before being extinguished. 29 August 1959. 40 lost. 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. 15 July 1907. 3 March 2006. 13 June 1865. 47 killed, 11 minor injuries. USS Randolph (CVS-15) 1967 Command History. [17 Jul. An engine room accident in USS Cassin (DD-372) kills one sailor and injures 6 others. 18 February 1937. Aviation Carpenter's Mate 3 class Robert Harold Edsall and Apprentice Seaman Nigel Merton Henton both fell 150-300 feet to their deaths after being carried aloft by toggle lines of rigid airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) during a mooring attempt at the Lighter-than-Air Field, Camp Kearny, Calif. 11 May 1932. 14 April 2003. 244 [1934] Alcoholic Liquors, General Order No. 17 January 1996. 4 April 1933. 2 April 1997. 12 September 2005. Midshipman Joseph T. Bartlett drowned on Monrovia bar, coast of Africa, 30 March 1846. 123 (1869) Uniform Change for Masters, Ensigns & Midshipmen, General Order No. Machinist's Mate third Class Ronnie Joe Palm, Jr. died and seven other sailors injured. 14 USS Nebraska Dynamo room steam valve blew off striking Ordinary Seaman Charles Agena and throwing him ten feet. One sailor is electrocuted while working in fireroom in USS Garcia (FF-1040). 3 USS Chauncey sank in collision with British civilian merchant steamer Rose off Gibralter. Operation Iraqi Freedom (major combat phase from 19 March to 1 May 2003). The body of AT2 Daniel R. Biddle, 26, was recovered by searchers operating from Guam. 5 February 1969. 19 March 1918. 22 November 1975. During landing of an F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-106 on USS George Washington (CVN-73) in the Virginia Capes, an arresting wire broke. 26 May 1981. 30 November 1952. Fuji on May 29, 2021, when he suddenly lost consciousness behind the wheel crashing into several parked vehicles and pedestrians. 8 June 2005. Exactly who was punished for what remains unclear. One sailor died after suffering a head injury in the incident, and 97 members of the 137-member crew were injured. 15 July 1913. Battleship No. 62+ died. New York: Franklin Watts, 1965. DoD news release indicates that 65 personnel died in aviation mishaps in fiscal year 2001. Three sailors died from exposure in an open whale boat found in Narragansett Bay. 544 (1900) Establishment of the General Board, General Order No. Lt. (j. g. ) Arthur F. Souther killed in an airplane accident at East Greenwich, R. I. 5 August 1918. The three hospitalized Marines are in good condition, with most serious injuries shrapnel wounds and one Marine who had the tip of the little finger amputated. Training aircraft ??? 1700s | 1800-19 | 1820-39 | 1840-49 | 1850-59 | 1860-69 | 1870-79 | 1880-89 | 1890-99 | 1900-09 | 1910-19 | 1920-29 | 1930-39 | 1940-49 | 1950-59 | 1960-69 | 1970-79 | 1980-89 | 1990-99 | 2000-. Three sailors were killed, 24 were treated at area hospitals, and 47 suffered minor injuries. 14 May 2002. The footage was released in two . 29 April 1918. A Marine Corps Lance Corporal died while performing maintenance in Afghanistan on a M88 when a hoist chain broke causing the vehicle to fall. 29 March 1911. LCDR Edward E. Jack died of a non-combat related incident aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard. In addition to the above deaths from influenza, another 4, 400 sailors died from disease and accidents. 6 December 1864. "We don't know millionaires," she told Palmer. LCDR James Dee and LT Thomas Francis were killed. An S2F Tracker from USS Randolph (CVS-15) lost during night flight operations while southeast of Norfolk, Va., four died. 24 August 1918. 30 May 1914. (U.S. Navy). 9 October 1864. An F6F Hellcat crashed on deck of USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) during Wake Island raid, fire and explosion kills 4 flight deck crew. Lt. Cdr. While the execution of safe boat operations and incorporation of (formalized planning and briefing) may have prevented this accident, there are still several inconsistencies in guidelines in our training pipeline that should have been addressed earlier.. "It is unlikely that the defendant suffered serious altitude sickness at the time," the. 4 main machinery space of aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) injures four. Minesweeper USS Seneca boiler accident scalded Seaman 2 class Dennis F. Sheehan who died while being taken ashore. 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. 21 USS Milwaukee grounded and abandoned on Samoa Beach, near Eureka, Calif. No injuries. Destroyer USS Stewart Fireman Frank M. Heil accidentally shot during rifle practice. 1902. Marine Forces Pacific UC-35 crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA. 28 January 2006. US Navy. 20 June 1957. During a night march at the Parris Island recruit depot, an exceptionally strong tidal current in Ribbon Creek swept over Marine Platoon 71, drowning six men. Motor patrol boat USS Montauk foundered and sunk off Florida. USS Farragut (DD-300) Seaman 1 class Otis Lloyd Bogar and Chief Boatswain's Mate Joseph Becker killed after premature explosion of 4-inch shell. An Expensive Mistake:. 2 February 1933. Explosion at the black powder magazine at Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif., killed Chief Gunner Allan S. MacKenzie. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David J. Moreno, with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, was killed in Al Hamishiyah, Iraq, from a non-hostile gunshot wound. 13 July 1918. 17 March 1956. Upper nipple of a water column blew out drowning Fireman 3 class George Kosek. CAPT David E. Bowser was killed. 12 April 1862. 19 April 1989. Screw frigate Wabash steam accident. 2 September 1943. Neither Navy crewmember was seriously injured. English-language court records obtained by the AP show that the judge expressed skepticism over the mountain sickness claim, citing an initial statement from Alkonis to police in which he said he felt drowsy after driving through mountainous curves. Lance CPL Juan C. Venegas died as a result of a vehicle accident while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. We know it hasn't been that way. Armored Cruiser No. 18 killed. Last seen on 8 August 1815. 9 killed. 11 September 1970. He'll be home for my daughter's birthday before he goes," she said, breaking down in tears. 22 August 1918. 28 July 1936. Several personnel on the flight deck were injured. Screw sloop USS Ticonderoga suffers burst 100-pounder. 5 January 1956. The umbilical lines supplying air and communications to Draughon became wrapped around the ship's anchor chain. Mess Attendant 1 class Jutaro Okomoto traveling on Monroe while on leave was drowned. PFC Michael Anthony Jordan died in an automobile accident in Manama, Bahrain. As compared to other professions in the civilian world, the Indian Navy has a great deal to offer to young men and women. It was a lot of fun., Before her deployment aboard the warship Jason Dunham, a few short months before her death, Ensign Sarah Mitchell, rear center, returned home to Oakford, Pennsylvania, to see her parents and siblings. 30 August 1995. 14 February 1910. Carpenter William V. Tynan killed in a fall on cruiser USS Louisville. US Marine Corps. Seaman Kyle Mullen . Ensign Junius F. Andrews burned to death at Naval Air Station, Chatham, Mass. 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. 18 February 1997. Christopher Jordan Dorner (June 4, 1979 - February 12, 2013) was a former officer of the Los Angeles Police Department who, beginning on February 3, 2013, committed a series of shootings in Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County and San Bernardino County, California. 1 killed, 12 injured. A tragic and unfortunate series of events led to Ensign Mitchells death, Adm. Christopher Grady wrote. 26 January 2005. Additionally, the ship reversed its course and retraced its previous path. The victims families asked the judge to sentence Lieutenant Alkonis to four and a half years in prison. 2 million in damages; aircraft losses totaled over $70 million. 7 November 2001. 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. Shipmates considered lifting the entire RHIB, but that would be too heavy with passengers still on board. 23:27 . Gasoline fumes, from fuel spilled in bilges, asphyxiated Orrell later that evening. 4 November 1912. AW1 William Quinn and AW1 Humberto Escobar were killed. 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. Gunner Thomas L. Murphy died in hospital in Ravenna after a seaplane accident at Porto Corsini, Italy. F/A-18C Hornet of VFA-97 crashed at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California, killing the pilot. Hell at 50 Fathoms. Seaman 2 class Henry A. Gaddis severely burned during a fire in the ordnance oil locker inside submarine tender USS Rainbow (AS-7) and died of these injuries 13 days later. 9 January 1919. 6 San Diego (formerly California) boiler explosion. What did I do?, I tried to distract the midshipmen from looking at ENS Mitchell, the boat engineer said. "If you were to have a heart attack or stroke or some other medical emergency that causes an accident, it wouldn't be a criminal offense here. 30 June 2005. EA-6B "Prowler" of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, crashed during a training mission at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona. On Wednesday, he was identified as Cmdr. 456 (1919) Observance of the Sabbath Day, General Order No. 2 June 1914. 558 died from influenza in 1919; and 278 in 1920. 21 USS Kansas steam accident in engine room. Two aircrew injured when a AH-1W "Super Cobra" from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. He was almost to the destination, she said. 27 August 1994. 10 USS Paul Jones steam accident. Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan, 36, of New Orleans, La. Ship's Corporal Philip Mullane killed. Schooner USS Lynx disappeared en route from St. Mary's GA to Jamaica. 16 January 1918. 2 April 2003. The other F-14 landed at MCAS Cherry Point, NC, with both crewmen uninjured. CNN . The sheriff's office confirmed both men were stationed at the Naval Air Station in Lemoore. Ms. Alkonis said in an interview that the Navy and her husbands Japanese lawyer had told the family that the victims relatives had no interest in expressions of apology. Ch-46 "Sea-Knight" helicopter from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, with a crew of four, crashed shortly after take-off in the Shat Al Hillah Canal, Iraq, while conducting a re-supply mission in support of civil military operations. 2 October 1842. A helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 was performing search-and-rescue (SAR) operations for the flight cycle and arrived on scene immediately. 23 March 2003. USS George Washington sailor lost overboard. All 4 crew members ejected approximately 130 miles west of North Island and were recovered after less than an hour in the water by an SH-60F belonging to HS-8, also on board Nimitz. 3 killed. 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. LT Robert L. Browning and LT Richard Bache drowned in Trinidad Bay, California. Tokyo The family of a U.S. Navy officer sentenced to three years in prison in Japan for a deadly car crash is shattered. A sailor collapsed while performing mandatory physical training at Pearl Harbor. F-5E "Tiger II" from Strike Fighter Squadron 127 crashed in the Clan Alpine mountains 60 miles northeast of Fallon, Nevada. CH Moses Wright and Fireman 2 class Joseph Fletcher killed. Robert O. Bausch mortally injured in a fall, dying in hospital ship USS Solace. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. A 2014 AP investigation found that at U.S. military bases in Japan, most service members judged culpable in sex crimes in recent years did not go to prison, with offenders instead routinely punished by demotions, fines or removal from the military. 5 July 1939. 4 October 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. Two instructor pilots killed when T-45A "Goshawk" of Training Squadron 22 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while observing training flights on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). One sailor dies and four others injured in Goldsborough (DDG-20) during severe storm off Hawaii. 7 March 1918. If those efforts were not enough, insufficient, Im sorry, he said. LT John A. 2 November 1960. A Navy officer was sentenced to three years in Japan after causing a deadly traffic accident in 2021. 28 December 2004. 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. In 1927, there were 31 sailors and marines killed in flight accidents, 102 killed by naval and military hazards. 25 May 2003. 22 USS Minnesota steam accident while cruising with the Great White Fleet. Side wheel steamer USS Harvest Moon Wardroom Steward John Hazard killed by accidental torpedo mine explosion. 23 January 1918. 26 September 1998. Joel Puchi, who died at the accident scene on the Marine Corps base 35 miles north of San Diego. 2 April 2003. An F8H Crusader from VF-24 crashed and went over the side while trying to land on USS Hancock (CVA-19), LTJG. MAJ. Kevin G. Nave of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, was killed and another injured when a US armored vehicle ran over them at night in Southern Iraq. 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. He was assigned to the 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group. Coal Passer Joseph Anderson, Seaman George Aubel, Fireman 1 class William Davis, Apprentice 1 class Jacob L. Mehaffey and Coxswain Frank Swanson drowned. 31 October 1933. F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 122 collided over NAWS China Lake, California. Data are based on incomplete and sometimes conflicting sources. Influenza at the United States Naval Hospital, Washington, D.C. The sailor was killed instantly and three others were injured, but stable. 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. 24 March 1995. During target practice aboard USS Trevor, Seaman 2 class Orville Wray Terry fatally injured when struck in the head by a rotating shell in an ammunition hoist. 20 October 1924. Side wheel gunboat USS Wyalusing Ordinary Seaman George C. Brooks killed in ordnance accident. USS California (BB-44) Seaman 2 class Norris Rabelee Wilson died of injuries suffered on the shell deck of #4 turret when he was caught between rotating part of turret and a secured service shell. 12 USS Ohio smallpox outbreak at Marseilles, France. Fireman 2 class James H. Eaton, Water Tender Bartholomew Glynn and Fireman 1 class Everett Harmon killed. Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets 8 killed. She was alive when she came on board but the disposition was not looking optimistic, the corpsman later said. Gunners Mate 1st class Edward Gray shot and killed during gun practice. Japans justice and foreign affairs ministries declined to comment. 21 May 1944. Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Collier USS Cyclops lost at sea without a trace. Three sailors were injured when a Marine sentry fired a . Seaman 1 class Joseph Earl Green drowned after parachuting into sea following accident to Curtiss O2C Helldiver near Oakland, Calif. 10 April 1932. Between the lines: The Alkonises are represented by Jonathan Franks, who also serves as the spokesman for the family of former U.S. Marine and wrongful detainee Trevor Reed. But sentencing decisions in Japan put significant weight on the wishes of victims relatives,and in this case they asked the judge to render a severe penalty, calling Lieutenant Alkoniss actions after the crash insufficient and saying he had not fully acknowledged the seriousness of his crime. "I'm really angry," Brittany told CBS News. What they're saying: "I was there the night that they pronounced the three-year sentence. The corpsman was assigned to Naval Medical Clinic Hawaii, Marine Corps Units Detachment, Pearl Harbor. US Navy plane crashes in St. Johns River, Florida, killing 15 passengers and crew. 6 March 1820. Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, warned on Twitter this month that he would scrutinize security ties with Japan if the sailor was not on U.S. soil by Feb. 28. 19 USS Louisiana. 14 Oct 2009. 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. 10 February 2005. 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. 128 (1869) Exercises for Ships with Sails, General Order No. 16 Mar 1977. Flight 19, comprised of 5 TBM Avengers on a training flight from Fort Lauderdale, FL, strayed off course, ran out of fuel and crashed into heavy seas. 46 killed. Ryan Ramsey, a former British Royal Navy submarine captain, said he was shocked by the collision, which is relatively rare . 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.. 29 March 2004. KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Authorities have identified two US Navy members who were killed in a car crash Monday morning in Kings County. The submarine had been on a training mission since Monday. He wrote extensively on the subject and his book, The Physical Geography of the Sea (1855), was the . 8 USS Alabama boiler accident scalded Fireman 3 class Robert Florance McCarthy who died two hours later on USS Solace. 24 November 1877. 23 January 2006. 7 May 2003. The Allegany Ballistics Laboratory is operated by the Hercules Powder Company for the Navy. 8 September 1910. Carl Bauer, Jacob Cantrell and Jacob Williams drowned. But the family had hoped there were enough mitigating circumstances that the jail sentence could be dropped. [declassified Nov. 1993]. Lance CPL Jordan D. Winkler died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Fallujah, Iraq. 2 Appendix, Main Navy Building: Its Construction and Original Occupants, Manual of Information Concerning Employments for the Panama Canal Service, Master File Drawings of German Naval Vessels, Matthew Fontaine Maury: Benefactor of Mankind, Mers-el-Kebir Port Instructions for Merchant Vessels [1942], Midway in Retrospect: The Still Under Appreciated Victory, Midways Operational Lesson: The Need For More Carriers, Military Service Records and Unit Histories, Miscellaneous Actions in the South Pacific, More Bang for the Buck: U.S. Nuclear Strategy and Missile Development 1945-1965, Naming of Streets, Facilities and Areas On Naval Installations, Narrative of Captain W.S. He has appealed. 28 May 1958. Bombs at Bikini: The Official Report of Operation Crossroads, Prepared Under the Direction of the Commander of Joint Task Force One. 18 July 2005. Because these actions were administrative in nature, I am not able to provide details or specific information due to Privacy Act regulations, she said. 15 USS Georgia Seaman Albert E. Riker crushed and killed in ammunition hoist. Capt. 241 Navy, 1 Marine, 5 Coast Guard and 73 civilians killed; 390 injured including 233 African-American Navy personnel. During Operation Iraqi Freedom this sailor was assigned to II Marine Division. to 1 May 2003). Battleship No. William W. White of 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division, was killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq. He was attached to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. 23 July 2009. The vessel remained at the accident site, assisted by frigate Thach, and a submarine support vessel. 3 September 1925. 13 January 1860. 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). 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. 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. Recovering from the trip, the coxswain pulled himself back up and turned the RHIB to port to straighten out and stop the turn. He fell ill following the trek up Mount Fuji and lost consciousness on the way to a planned stop for lunch. USS Louisville (CA-28) Gunner's Mate 1 class Rollie Jackson Belcher killed while decapping a saluting charge. Torpedo Boat No. By properly planning and briefing, leadership could have identified risks and provided guidance on the purpose the training, the investigator wrote. 131 (1869) Economizing the Use of Coal, General Order No. 7 USS Hull boiler tube blew out killing Fireman 2 class Benjamin Filmore King. USS Mississippi (BB-41), during combat operations off Makin, Gilbert Islands, suffers cordite explosion in #2 14-inch gun turret. Fireman 2 class John Henry Clear scalded. Prior to 1994 there does not appear to have been a regular column detailing accidents/mishaps.]. Captain of Hold William M. Dames and Carpenter's Mate John Johnson killed. 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