Building fire 24 September 1965

Briley, William E.
Navy Technician seaman apprentice

William E. Briley, age 20, from Greene County Jasonville, Indiana .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.
Cemetery: West Lawn in Sullivan County

Source: Associated Press (1965), grave marker

Cordell, Wilford D.
Navy Communications technician

Wilford D. Cordell, age 20, from Douglas County Roseburg, Oregon .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.

Source: Associated Press (1965)

Etzewiler, Dennis
Navy Communications technician

Dennis Etzewiler from Dauphin County Millersburg, Pennsylvania .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.

Source: Associated Press (1965), UPI (1965)

Garofalo, Archie E.
Navy Communications technician

Archie E. Garofalo from Cumberland County Vineland, New Jersey .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.

Source: Associated Press (1965)

House, John Dewey
Navy Communications technician

John Dewey House, age 18, from Bradford County Sayre, Pennsylvania .

Parents: Henry House

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.
Cemetery: Tioga Point

Source: Associated Press (1965), UPI (1965), Evening Times (1965)

McKown, Richard E.
Marine Lance corporal

Richard E. McKown, age 24, from Middlesex County Malden, Massachusetts .

Parents: Jason C. McKown

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Malden High (1969), Wentworth Institute

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.

Source: Associated Press (1965), Boston Globe (1965)

Moody, Ernest D.
Marine Lieutenant (junior grade)

Ernest D. Moody from Gadsden County Havana, Florida .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.

Source: Associated Press (1965)

Rodrigues, Paul C.
Marine Sergeant

Paul C. Rodrigues, age 24, from Montgomery County Canajoharie, New York .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.

Source: Associated Press (1965)

Tower, Wayne E.
Navy Communications technician

Wayne E. Tower, age 22, from Hampden County Blandford, Massachusetts .

Parents: Robert W. Tower

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Westfield High graduate

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.

Source: Associated Press (1965), Boston Globe (1965)

Whitman, James K.
Navy Communications technician

James K. Whitman, age 18, from Seneca County Tiffin, Ohio .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.

Source: Associated Press (1965)

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