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Fleet Hospital Three treated 600 patients; 2 died. Sen. Mike Lee demanded that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida return an imprisoned Navy officer to the United States. 21 December 1990. Staff SGT James W. Cawley was killed when he was accidentally struck by a High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Despite search by H-60 "Seahawks" from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 3, the sailor was not located. The aircraft was conducting training operations. 34 USS Walke port main turbine split wide open. 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. During dive bombing practice, SOC-1 from Memphis (CL-13) crashed into the sea near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 11 February 2002. 129 (1903) Surplus Provisions, General Order No. The entire crew including five officers and nine enlisted men, killed. 11 May 1905. 11 September 2003. 11 May 1919. Instructor pilot and student killed when T-34C "Turbo Mentor" of Training Squadron 10, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, crashed in Alabama. The dead included 19 US Navy Bandsmen. Chief Gunner's Mate Rudolph Hersey Wiggin, while working at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, was killed in a freak accident when a loose wing nut was blown out of the compressed air charging valve bushing of a Mark VIII torpedo. Destroyers from Squadron 11 ran aground at Point Honda, CA: USS Delphy (DD-261), USS Young (DD-312), USS S. P. Lee (DD-310), USS Woodbury (DD-309), USS Nicholas (DD-311), USS Chauncy (DD-296) and USS Fuller (DD-297). 26 February 1981. Fireman 2 class Francis Carl McKenna, USNR and Seaman 1 class Howard Dorsey Osborn, USNR, killed. All 8 personnel were airlifted to a local hospital. 1 Austrian 6-pounder Howitzer - Plaque, No. USS Randolph (CVS-15) 1967 Command History. 20 April 2002. Aaron Fowler . USS Louisville (CA-28) Gunner's Mate 1 class Rollie Jackson Belcher killed while decapping a saluting charge. 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. All six members of the crew killed. Battleship No. 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 August 1918. One crew member killed and another injured. 64 USS Rowan explosion of Dynamo Turbine Casing #2 Generator killed Carpenter's Mate Willis Martin Goodrow. The tremendous explosion ripped a 300 foot long, 50 foot wide, and 40 foot deep crater into the ocean floor. 26 July 2002. An oxygen feed-line fire and explosion in Sargo (SSN-583) after torpedo room. USS Oriskany (CV-34) fire and explosions in hanger bay during flight operations off Vietnam. Then we got the phone call that he wasn't," Alkonis's mother, Suzi, told Axios in an interview. They hold positions in dozens of different career and job areas, from health care to chaplaincy, aviation to engineering. Submarine USS G-2 sank at moorings off New London CT. 3 killed. One submariner injured. 248 drowned. The Marines were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The Marines were traveling to a pumping station while in support of civil military operations when the accident occurred. Lt. Cmdr. DoD news release indicates that 65 personnel died in aviation mishaps in fiscal year 2001. He was a dedicated NSW Sailor who applied his talents and skills towards some of our nations hardest challenges, while selflessly mentoring his teammates. None of the injuries were life threatening, but one Marine was evacuated to an Army field hospital in Kuwait for treatment of a serious arm injury; the others were treated aboard. Petty Officer Third Class Joseph K. Kauffmann assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14, lost overboard on 26 January 2001. Some of these events involving naval personnel are detailed below. Washington, 1968. 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. 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. Robert O. Bausch mortally injured in a fall, dying in hospital ship USS Solace. Two propeller-driven Extra 300L aircraft from a test pilot school crashed into each other during a formation takeoff at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD. 4 February 1932. 25 February 1960. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 194762. 25 August 1950. Recollections of Lieutenant Commander William Leide, Recollections of Lieutenant Wilton Wenker and Lieutenant Elby Concerning the Crossing of the Rhine River in 1945, Recollections of USS Pampanito's rescue of prison ship survivors by Lieutenant Commander Landon Davis, Recollections of Vice Admiral Alan G. 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Ensign Melvin Edward Greaney died of injuries following plane crash at Alamo, Calif. 29 August 1932. Recollections of Capture by the Germans, Imprisonment, and Escape of Lieutenant Edouard Victor Isaacs, U.S.N. . 1 killed. Three other sailors, including Fitzgerald's commanding officer CDR Bryce Benson, were evacuated to the US Navy hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. A U.S. Navy lieutenant is facing three years in a Japanese prison after he fell unconscious while driving a car and crashed into an elderly woman and her son-in-law, both of whom later died. Both crewmembers ejected but one was killed. 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. A Chief Petty Officer died from electrocution while working in a shipboard auxiliaries room. The victims families asked the judge to sentence Lieutenant Alkonis to four and a half years in prison. Troop transport USS Powhaten (Originally the German Hamburg) accident in steering engine. 6 January 1973. Lt. (j. g. ) Charles M. Tyson lost in crash of seaplane off Immingham. Nassau launched helicopters in support of the search, and a US Coast Guard C-130 Search and Rescue aircraft joined the search. I (part II), Building the Navy's Bases, vol. Tokyo The family of a U.S. Navy officer sentenced to three years in prison in Japan for a deadly car crash is shattered. Electrician's Mate 3 class John Clifford Johnson died of head injuries after being struck by a 50-lb tool which fell 30-feet to the deck of USS New York (BB-34). Coal Passer Joseph Anderson, Seaman George Aubel, Fireman 1 class William Davis, Apprentice 1 class Jacob L. Mehaffey and Coxswain Frank Swanson drowned. Seaman Joseph Hall A. Muir, assigned as a signalman on Kansas City was drowned. 31 August 1919. 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. David Darling, Ships' Boy, USS Constitution, fell from the booms into the hold and was killed by the fall. Ensign Philip Edward Parks drowned following airplane collision at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Screw sloop USS Vandalia wrecked by a storm at Apia, Samoa. LT(jg) Brian S. DeHaan, the pilot of the second aircraft, was unable to eject and was killed in the crash. Apparently, the Marine had been sleeping with his weapon when it accidentally discharged. 2 April 2003. 37 USS Oklahoma Electrician 1 class Henry G. Kennedy, while decapping primer from empty shell cases, killed by a charge accidentally mixed in with the empty cases. 11 Feb. 2009. 21 August 2004. CDR Adrian B. Szwec died of a non-combat related incident. 16 May 1996. Yuichi Yamazaki/Agence France-Presse Getty Images, are assisting Somali soldiers fighting Al Shabab, and by a health care system that utterly failed him, The case has irritated U.S. relations with a crucial military ally. 16 killed. 29 January 1935. Side wheel steamer USS Mississippi Ordinary Seaman John Myers killed by discharge of a gun. 14 February 1995. LT John F. Borden drowned in the Potomac, 5 April 1842. (U.S. Navy). 20 November 2005. 2 September 1943. What to watch: Franks told Axios he hopes Biden will raise Alkonis's treatment in his meetings with Japan's prime minister and other officials in Tokyo this week, ahead of the Navy officer's appeals hearing on June 8. 2 million in damages; aircraft losses totaled over $70 million. Screw steamer USS Daylight acting Master's Mate James Corlace killed by accidental discharge of musket. Twentyfournews.com, a news portal from the house of Insight Media City. Radioman killed when depth charge activated and exploded. Steam tug USS Ida Captain of the Top Christopher H. Howard and Ordinary Seaman John Drion killed by a torpedo mine explosion in Mobile Bay. Tokyo The family of a U.S. Navy officer sentenced to three years in prison in Japan for a deadly car crash is shattered. US Navy. Seaman Ariel Morataya from USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) died at Rodriguez Zambrano General Hospital in Manta, Ecuador, of injuries suffered while on liberty. He was stationed aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61). 13 March 1865. They said theyd always been told to sit on the side sponson. 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S-3B Viking antisubmarine aircraft assigned to Sea Control Squadron (VS-22), embarked on USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) clipped 7 to 10-foot-high seas off Israeli coast and crashed killing the crew of four: LCDR Mark Ehlers, LT Mark Eyre, LT Mike Weems, and AW3 Wendy Potter. 22 March 1933. Geoff is a senior staff reporter for Military Times, focusing on the Navy. Five Navy personnel including a Filipino steward killed. Major Escalation In Russia/Ukraine War! 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. 9 February 1997. LT Charles Luttrell and LT Derrick Busse were injured. 28 killed, 343 injured. F/A-18A Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 and pilot were lost at sea during night operations in the Atlantic Ocean. 16 April 2002. A Navy junior officer died Sunday while training with Marines at a base in Hawaii, the Navy announced on . 28 October 1920. 30 January 1995. Ironclad screw steamer USS Galena Ordinary Seaman Jacob Meyers accidentally shot himself. 17 March 1936. 28 January 2005. 7 April 2005. Harold P. Richards killed when JF-1 amphibian struck Gamboa Bridge, Canal Zone, and quickly sank. CAPT David E. Bowser was killed. 23 January 2006. 25 May 2003. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/world/asia/ridge-alkonis-navy-japan-crash.html. Six tank landing ships (LST-39, LST-43, LST-69, LST-179, LST-353, LST-480), three tank landing craft (LCT-961, LCT-963, LCT-983), and 17 track landing vehicles (LVTs) are destroyed in explosions and fires. Six F9F-4s from VMF-115 crashed into a South Korean mountain following lead aircraft navigational instrument failure. 7 April 2001. 3 USS Brooklyn coal dust explosion killed 9 Firemen and a Chief Water Tender. 25 June 2005. 4 September 1804. The twin-rotor helicopter was assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6, Det 1, NAS Norfolk, VA. 14 July 1933. Patrick T. O'Day, and Staff Sgt. 5-ton truck participating in a battalion field firing exercise apparently jack-knifed while towing a M198 (155mm howitzer). While at Naval Station, Olongapo, Philippines, Chief Gunners Mate Hermann Muller killed when breech plug of 4. The city is about two. 4 USS Iowa left 12-inch gun in forward turret shattered during firing practice. 29 December 2006. Side wheel gunboat USS Quaker City Gunner's Mate Freeman Day killed in ordnance accident. A TBF Avenger splashed on takeoff from USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) in the eastern Pacific. 43 killed, 19 injured. 14 January 1914. 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. Hospitalman Robert N. Martens died from injuries sustained as a passenger when his HMMWV rolled over in Al Qaim, Iraq. 2 July 2003. Annual Reports of the Navy Department. 28 Nov 2009. USS Osceola Seaman Oscar Adam Hahn struck by tow line and killed. 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. 6 May 1915. An engine room accident in USS Cassin (DD-372) kills one sailor and injures 6 others. 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. But the family had hoped there were enough mitigating circumstances that the jail sentence could be dropped. Last seen in Hawaii on 18 September 1861. 29 January 1905. 456 (1919) Observance of the Sabbath Day, General Order No. Additionally, the ship reversed its course and retraced its previous path. 20 January 2005. 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. Aviation Machinist's Mate 3 class Donald A. Robinson killed when struck by propeller of a plane that crashed on flight deck of Yorktown (CV-5). 2 November 1960. 15 June 2003. 12 December 1933. Michael E. Passaro, LCPL. 10 February 2003. Lieutenant Alkonis asserted that he had suffered altitude sickness after visiting Mount Fuji. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but officials say speed may be a factor. Eric J. Orlowski of the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, killed by an accidental discharge of a . He could have prevented the accident, a prosecutor argued in court, had he immediately stopped driving upon feeling drowsy. 163 killed and 396 injured. 6 March 1820. Alkonis' sentence is not as harsh as it might have been. 10 September 2002. Side wheel steamer USS Tyler Boatswain's Mate John D. Seymour killed in ordnance accident. It's a system that gives particular focus to serving the interests of victims. 16 Feb 2010. CH-53D "Sea Stallion" from Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Oahu) lost its tail boom while landing, causing the helo to roll over. During 1921, 382 sailors died from disease (mainly Tuberculosis and Pneumonia), 269 to injury, 39 killed in airplane accidents, and 20 to poisoning. Published: Feb. 25, 2023 at 8:59 AM PST. 12 July 1865. All six pilots killed. 12 April 2004. 32 drowned. In the wake of the probe, the surface fleet conducted a review and a safety stand down and the sea service updated training and curriculum to ensure small boat fundamentals include the use of the centerline lifeline and proper passenger distribution, Fleet Forces spokeswoman Self-Kyler said. Navy SEAL officer killed in recreational parachuting accident by Frumentarius Oct 4, 2017 According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Navy SEAL Commander Seth A. 8 November 2004. Subchaser 343 explosion caused fire and subsequent sinking of vessel. All 11 crew members were treated for minor injuries after rescue by Oman Air Force helicopters. Navy IDs 5th Fleet sailor killed in training accident, Center for Surface Combat Systems Coxswain School, Worse than you thought: inside the secret Fitzgerald probe the Navy doesnt want you to read, Navy issues new playbook for addressing sailors mental health needs, Pearl Harbor survivor Jack Holder dies in Arizona at age 101, House Republicans tout Ukraine oversight, brace for funding fight, Troops discharged after refusing COVID vaccine can now rejoin, Troops who refused COVID vaccines still could face punishment. Submarine USS H-1 went aground off Santa Margarita Island, Calif. 4 drowned. The four crewmen, who escaped serious injury, were LCdr. I (part I), Building the Navy's Bases, vol. Hull was an operations specialist assigned to the USS Princeton. Motorboat Elizabeth sank in collision with steamship Northland in Norfolk Harbor. USS Wyoming small boat swamped in collision with USS Ironclad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Destroyer No. Armored cruiser No. The injuries were not life threatening. 20 July 1918. USS O-9 (SS-70) lost during deep submergence test off New London, CT. 33 drowned. 28 April 1919. 36 ships damaged. The sailor was killed instantly and three others were injured, but stable. Two UH-60 helicopters intermeshed turning rotor systems on the ground in Fallon, NV. In 1930, 166 sailors died from diseases, 28 sailors killed in flight accidents, 32 from naval and military hazards, and 11 poisonings. If he was tired, she said, he should have pulled off of the road. Petty Officer 3rd Class Fabricio Moreno, was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Manda Bay, Kenya. Heavy waves wash three sailors from the deck of USS Barbel (SS-580) while operating off Kyushu, Japan. Battleship No. An EA-6B from VAQ-141, NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, crashed short of the runway at NAS Fallon, Nevada. Missing and presumed dead are LT. Edward "Randy" O'Neill, LT. Michael Tanner, and AT3 Patrick Bleakney. 18 December 1944. 19 drowned. 29 January 2005. 10 USS Tennessee boiler tube blew out. Fire in engine room of USS White Plains while 100 miles east of Hong Kong. He was presumed drowned. 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. 25 October 1833. SGT James S. Lee died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the Army CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed. The Safety Corner from Marine Corps Lessons Learned (Mar. An Israeli-chartered liberty ferry shuttling crewmembers of the USS Saratoga (CV-60) capsized and sank in 20 seconds off Haifa, Israel, resulting in 21 drowned. 25 June 1888. The mishap happened when Chief Special Warfare Operator Michael T. Ernst was participating in parachute training at an airfield in Marana, which is northwest of Tucson, according to Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado, Calif. Ernst, who was assigned to an East Coast-based naval special warfare unit, was taken to Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix and was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p.m., command officials said in a statement. While USS Boxer (CV21) conducted flight operations off Korea, an explosion of a Panther jet aircraft (F9F) on the hangar deck caused a fire which ignited gasoline and ammunition. He's expected to report to prison at 1 p.m. on July 25, Brittany said. 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. The pilot died. Seaman John Robson, fell from frigate USS Constitution's main yard into the sea and drowned. 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. But she still had a weak yet palpable pulse. 1 December 1842. 24 January 1919. 28 January 1986. 20 September 1800. 28 August 2002. 4 February 2009. Four senior officers and a junior sailor have been charged after leaked footage circulated online showing a jet crash on the bed of the USS Carl Vinson in January. MA1 suffered cardiac arrest during department physical training and died shortly thereafter. 25 March 1915. 544 (1900) Establishment of the General Board, General Order No. Last seen 20 August 1800 when she departed for the West Indies. The fatal accident is the first parachuting mishap in nearly six years to claim the life of a Navy SEAL, according to reports. The 165-foot-long Dolphin, stationed in San Diego, is the Navy's only diesel-electric research submarine. Beverly Kennon, Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repairs; Rep. Virgil Maxey of Maryland; Rep. David Gardiner of New York; and a servant of the President killed. 13 March 1997. died in a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Two contractor owned, contractor operated planes, were taking off in formation; one aircraft aborted and the second aircraft impacted the first. LCDR Edward E. Jack died of a non-combat related incident aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard. Retired Navy Capt. By ERIC TUCKER June 5, 2022. 7 November 1914. 68 USS Shaw collided with HMS Acquitania while zig-zagging in convoy. 20 February 1995. 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. 2 February 1938. 27 June 2004. An H-60 Seahawk assigned to HS-4, NAS North Island, Calif., crashed on a bombing range 12 miles south of NAS Fallon, Nev., while on a routine training exercise. 24 January 1870. They were rescued by a small boat from John Paul Jones (DDG-53). During a hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea said the Copyright 2023 Associated Press. Iron screw steamer USS Nina, last sighted off the Capes of the Chesapeake in a gale. 1 (1863) Rules to Disseminate General Orders, General Order No. Rigid airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) crashed in a storm off New Jersey. He also said that, in addition to the restitution payment a custom in Japan he had made efforts toapologize to the families, a statement supported by email correspondence that his wife provided to The Times. 12 December 1965. Marine PFC Michael M. Carey, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, apparently drowned in a canal in Iraq. 17 August 1918. Naval Aviation News. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. 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. 21 January 1915. During routine gunnery practice, Battleship No. Electrician's Mate Fireman Apprentice Michael J. Jakes Jr., died from a head injury on USS Kitty Hawk in Northern Arabian Sea during Operation Enduring Freedom. 4 July 1957. New York: Facts on File, Inc 1998. PFC Matthew L. Bertolino died when the vehicle he was traveling in was involved in a rollover while operating as part of a combat patrol near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. 15 February 1898. Fuji on May 29, 2021, when he suddenly lost consciousness behind the wheel crashing into several parked vehicles and pedestrians. Pilot injured when T-34C Turbo Mentor of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 crashed near Bear City, California. Approximately 340 drowned. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Navy). >> Read more trending news. Press releases and "Operation Enduring Freedom Updates" [relating to operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Battleship No. Available online at http://www.centcom.mil]. Destroyer No. 22 August 1918. Twelve aircraft lost or destroyed at a cost of $73 million. We want him to be treated fairly for an accident," said Alkonis' father, Derek Alkonis, of Dana Point, California. 1902. Seaman Franklin Whitfield Ritter, detailed as a signalman, died. 21 May 1958. The type name and number was replaced with a letter designation and a hull number, for example "Battleship No. He is home in Japan pending the appeal. 29 August 1959. 73 (1866) Resolution of Thanks from Congress to Admiral Farragut for Mobile Bay Action, General Order No. Two sailors drown, one rescued. 16 January 1903. Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets 105 (1869) North & South Pacific Squadrons Combined into Pacific Station, General Order No. The search for her was called off after 28 hours. 26 drowned. The head of Destroyer Squadron 28 signed off on the official investigation into the accident 19 days after Mitchells death and took appropriate corrective actions against several personnel assigned to the crew, U.S. Fleet Forces Command spokesman Cmdr. US Marine Corps. 21 January 1920. 23 January 1918. 9 November 1908. 15 January 1916. Electrician 3 class John Terry Mathers killed. All four crew members ejected safely and were treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries. 5 - Decorations Awarded By Foreign Governments, Pt. Its painful to think how scared she was and how painful it was for her.. 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