This thread is a tribute to our departed shipmates. If you know of a Navy Veteran that has passed away please add their name to our list. If their duty stations and rates are known please include them.

For members of the Military during WW2.
A remembrance of their service can be entered on the World War 2 memorial pages at

www.wwiimemorial.com/



Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who biddest the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!

May they rest in Peace.



Floyd Ray Coates, USN retired, passed away in Pensacola, Fl. today at Sacred Heart. He was a good man and a loyal friend who served his country well for over 20 years.

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God Bless him and his family

Rest In Peace shipmate.

Rest in Pease,Shipmate. May god's confort be with the Family.

I have one that I dont think ever got in here, so personally to me its worth the repeat...

MA1 Patrick "Mac" McCormick USN Retired, passed away 10/2004
He was a BM before converting to MA, and as a MA he was a dog handler, serving stateside and overseas.

God Bless our shipmates who have passed. Rest in peace.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 672-06
July 14, 2006

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DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Petty Officer 1st Class Jerry A. Tharp, 44, of Muscatine, Iowa, died July 12 as a result of enemy action when his dismounted patrol was struck by an improvised explosive device while operating in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, Rock Island, Ill.

For further information related to this release, contact Navy Public Affairs at (703) 697-5342.

George F. Mueller of Effingham NH
WW2 Navy Veteran
Passed July 22, 2006 at home

LT Michael Murphy. Rest in peace brother. Many pushups, pullups, flutter kicks and a beer for you. Thanks for kicking my butt as a young jg.

- Chief Galle

God bless those who have come before us, and after us who have paid the supreme sacrifice.

Leo H. Lavoie, 90
July 23, 2006
in Ascutney, Vt
formerly from Dover, NH
WW2 Navy Air Force Turret Gunner

quote:

Originally posted by sirhamalot:
God bless those who have come before us, and after us who have paid the supreme sacrifice.

Ditto.

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RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) -- Carl M. Brashear, the first black U.S. Navy diver who was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the 2000 film "Men of Honor," died Tuesday. He was 75.

Brashear died at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth of respiratory and heart failure, the medical center said.


Brashear retired from the Navy in 1979 after more than 30 years of service. He was the first Navy diver to be restored to full active duty as an amputee, the result of a leg injury he sustained during a salvage operation.

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I know he is not Navy but he was a good friend to my family and a good Soldier.

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060722-13507.html

Cpl. Matthew P. Wallace, 22, of Lexington Park, Md., died on July 21, in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 16. Wallace was assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Matthew's funeral was today and was attended by many. There was a large showing from the community and the Patriot Guard.

rip to all our fallen service members...

Mark Fisher IT3
Age 23
SanDiego, California
murdered

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God bless them all

Walter Belisle
Andover, Mass
age 77
July 29, 2006

James E. Begley Jr.
Manchester, NH
formerly of Woburn, Mass
Died August 1, 2006
USN Veteran of WWII

PO2 Edward Austin Koch
Age 30 of Towson, MD
Killed by roadside bomb in Iraq
July 26, 2006

http://www.nbc4.com/news/9601361/detail.html

quote:

Originally posted by EELindy:

Rest in Peace, Diego. May the angels carry thee into paradise. May light perpetual shine upon thee. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Mack

USS Indianapolis CA-35 Survivor Louis Bitonti
From the Detroit Fress Press August 3, 2006:
Louis "Buck" Bitonti Age 81. August 2, 2006. Beloved husband of the late Mary. Father of Phyllis (Ernest) Mercier, Louis III, Andrew (Laurine), Mark, and the late Sam. Proud grandfather of Christine, Christopher, Eric, Anthony, Andy, Mark, Mary, and Katie. Dear brother of Mary and Paul Bitonti. Predeceased by parents Luigi and Margaret and siblings Russ, Bessie, John, Joe, Dominic, Rosie, Catherine, Tony, Frank, Pasquale, and Sam. Member of U.S.S. Indianapolis (CA-35) Survivors Organization, Purple Heart, VFW, Teamsters Local 299, American Legion Post #1, and DAV. Visitation at Bagnasco & Calcaterra Funeral Home, 13650 E. 15 Mile Rd. (at Schoenherr), Thursday 4-9 p.m. and Friday 1-9 p.m. with a 7 p.m. Rosary Service. Funeral Saturday 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment White Chapel Cemetery.

I've taken the liberty of copying this from the General Forum to post here.



Celebration of the Life of Diego Santiago
August 5, 2006 - 2:00 p.m.
Camp Lejeune – Protestant Chapel
Jacksonville, North Carolina

This is a celebration, and therefore we ask that you not dress for a funeral.
Come like we come to Jesus…Just As You Are!
(Diego went to heaven in Spider Man pajama pants
and a “Fruit of the Loom” white cotton t-shirt!)

The celebration will be followed by a gathering and tribute of the life and times of Diego
at the U.S.O. (United Service Organization) Building
9 Tallman Street, Jacksonville at 5:00 p.m.

Please send balloons in lieu of flowers

Donations may be made to the:
Diego Santiago Memorial Camper Fund

These donations may be sent to:
The Reverend Rosanna Panizo
Chair of NC Conference Multicultural Ministries
The United Methodist Church
307 Hammond Street
Durham, NC 27704

Comments related to Diego's passing have been moved to What it means to be a Chief.

Gerald 'Goumba' Abbott
Age 53 of Hudson, NH
July 24, 2006
Vietnam Era Veteran and
Life member of American Legion
Post 48 in Hudson

August 4, 2006
28-year-old Hood River man killed in Iraq

By KATU.com Web Staff
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - A 28-year-old man from Hood River has become one of the latest casualties in Iraq.

According to the Department of Defense, Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc A. Lee was killed August 2 during combat operations while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.

Lee was an aviation ordinanceman and a member of a West Coast-based SEAL team.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/memorial/...08-9999-1m8seal.html


Addendom:


Posted Aug 10, 22:56
http://www.soldiersperspective.us/?p=1148


SAN DIEGO, Calif. — In his final act as a Navy SEAL, Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marc A. Lee rained down machine gun fire to help protect several of his teammates before he was felled by enemy fire in Iraq last week.

On Tuesday, Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter honored that heroism with approval of the Silver Star, Cmdr. Greg Geisen, a spokesman for the Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado, Calif., said Wednesday afternoon.

The Aug. 2 death of Lee, 28, was the first suffered in Iraq by the Navy’s elite commando force.

Lee and other teammates were supporting an Iraqi Army unit during military operations with Army forces in Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar province in western Iraq that has seen regular attacks by insurgents.

According to the award citation, provided to Navy Times by Geisen, Lee was conducting clearance operations in south-central Ramadi with members of a Naval Special Warfare Combat Advisory element.

“During the operation, one element member was wounded by enemy fire. The element completed the casualty evacuation, regrouped and returned onto the battlefield to continue the fight,” the citation reads. “Petty Officer Lee and his SEAL element maneuvered to assault an unidentified enemy position. He, his teammates, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Abrams tanks engaged enemy positions with suppressive fire from an adjacent building to the north.

“To protect the lives of his teammates, he fearlessly exposed himself to direct enemy fire by engaging the enemy with his machine gun and was mortally wounded in the engagement. His brave actions in the line of fire saved the lives of many of his teammates,” it states.

According to Stars and Stripes newspaper, which had a reporter embedded with Army units in the city during the operation, an insurgent sniper shot and wounded a Navy SEAL in the face at the start of a battle that lasted at least an hour over a five-block area. A second SEAL was wounded in the battle.

Lee completed the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL course in 2004 and joined the Coronado, Calif.-based SEAL Team 5 a year ago. He deployed to Iraq with his team earlier this year.

A native of Oregon, he enlisted in 2001 and completed naval air technical training in Pensacola, Fla. After an initial attempt to complete the grueling BUD/S program in Coronado and a temporary reassignment to the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lee rejoined the program and completed the course to become a SEAL.

Lee also has been posthumously awarded a Bronze Star with combat “V” for his actions in Iraq during his team’s combat tour and the Purple Heart medal, Geisen said. His awards and decorations include the Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation and the National Defense Service Medal.

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William F Cornell
August 4,2006
in Brooksville, Fla
age 80
WW2 Navy Veteran formerly from New Hampshire

DCFN Dusty Haskins. I don't remember the exact date, around 2JUL00. Was a day or two before we pulled in from BALTOPS. Died in the general workshop on USS Ross when a stanchion broke off a lathe and struck his head. You're missed, bro.

CS1 REGINA CLARK
Died in action July 2005 along with 3 other Marines.

To my fellow SeaBee and her family. This was her third tour over. She always served her country with a smile on her face. No one that knows Regina will ever forget her.

To the two shipmates lost from CCSG 9 during West Pac 2006. USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Shoup.

Alphonse R. Guyotte
New Hampton, NH
August 10, 2006
World War II veteran
Barber

Godspeed all.

Allen R. Tailby Jr. 85
formerly of Newton, Mass
in Campton, NH
August, 19 2006
WWII Navy Veteran

Leroy A. "Lee" Witaschek
Age 77
originally from Denver, Co
August 18, 2006
in Warner, NH
USN ET 1948-1952

In remembrance of the USS Enterprise CVAN/CVN 65 personnel whose names are on the Viet Nam Memorial Wall (All that we know of).
John R. Burch
Ramey L. Carpenter
Paul V. Carlson
Frank R. Compton
Lauren R. Everett
William R. Grayson
John G. Griffith
Arthur S. Hill
William F. Kohlrusch
Glenn E. Kollmann
Melvin T. Krech
Donald C. MacLaughlin
David E. Martin
Paul W. Paine
John D. Prudhomme
Edgar A. Rawsthorne
Paul A Stokes
Martin J. Sullivan
Edward P. Szeyller
John B. Tapp
John M. Tilderman
Danforth E. White

DoD Releases Name of Sailor Killed in Iraq
Story Number: NNS060823-06
Release Date: 8/23/2006 1:00:00 PM



Special release from the U.S. Department of Defense

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Department of Defense announced Aug. 22 the death of a Sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Hospitalman Chadwick T. Kenyon, 20, of Tucson, Ariz., died Aug. 20 of injuries suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Kenyon was assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Hand Salute.

DoD Announces Navy Casualty
Story Number: NNS060824-13
Release Date: 8/24/2006 4:00:00 PM



Special release from the U.S. Department of Defense

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Department of Defense announced Aug. 24 the death of a Sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Chief Petty Officer Paul J. Darga, 34, of Lansing, Mich., died Aug. 22 when his Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team was struck by an improvised explosive device while responding to a previous strike. His unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Darga was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2, serving with the 1st Marine Logistics Group.

Hand Salute