Boorda, Jeremy
Navy Admiral

Jeremy Boorda, age 56, from South Bend, Indiana, St. Joseph county.

Spouse: Mae Moran Boorda (1938-2020)
Children: Four children

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Quit high school, ran away from home and lied about his age to join the Navy

Date of death: Thursday, May 16, 1996
Death details: Jeremy was upset because someone claimed he was not authorized to wear two vailor medals. He was authorized to wear them, but that accusation was too much. He took his own life.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: suicide.org, New York Times (1996), U.S. Navy, findagrave.com

 

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