Hartwig, Clayton Michael
Navy Gunner’s mate

Clayton Michael Hartwig, age 25, from Cleveland, Ohio, Cuyahoga county.

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico. The Navy said Clayton placed a detonating device in the ship’s guns.

Source: Iowa Daily Press, UPI, Lansing State Journal (1989)

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