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Andrew P. Southard, age 27, from Pinal County Apache Junction, Arizona .
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes (2023)
Cade M. Wolfe, age 24, from Blue Earth County Mankato, Minnesota .
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes (2023)
Michael William Helton from Alexandria, Virginia, Alexandria, City of county.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond
Jeffrey Lee Phelps from Locust Grove, Virginia, Orange county.
Military history: 1st Virginia
Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Killed in action, Persian Gulf
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond
Robert W Gray from Virginia , Alexandria, City of county.
Date of death: Thursday, January 27, 1983
Death details: Was a member of a maintenance crew working on a B-52G bomber when killed by an explosion in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Killed were: Robin D. Rise, Michael F. McDonald, Robert W. Gray, Anthony M. Salva
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond
Herbert S Blake from Topping, Virginia, Middlesex county.
Parents: Nellie Walton Blake and Reuben A. Blake
Spouse: Karen Carter Blake
Children: Rebecca Lynn Blake and Crystal Lee Blake
Military history: Company C, 276th Engineer Battalion of the National Guard, West Point
Date of death: Wednesday, October 22, 1980
Death details: Died after he was injured in a fall at the Chesapeake Corp of Virginia
Cemetery: Harmony Grove Baptist Church, Topping
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Newport News Daily Press (1980)
Eddie L White, age 39, from Staunton, Virginia, Staunton county.
Date of death: Wednesday, July 16, 1980
Cemetery: Augusta Memoiral Park in Virginia
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond; findagrave.com
Reginald J Crutchfield, age 25, from Richmond, Virginia, Richmond county.
Date of death: Saturday, June 14, 1980
Death details: High Point, North Carolina
Cemetery: Fort Harrison National
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond
Frank A Randall, age 19, from Williamsburg, City of, Virginia.
Date of death: Saturday, May 31, 1980
Cemetery: Dakota City, Nebraska
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond, findagrave.com
Aaron A Hargrove, age 22, from Richmond, Virginia, Richmond county.
Date of death: Tuesday, May 20, 1980
Cemetery: Oak Level United Church of Christ in Henderson, North Carolina
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond, findagrave.com