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Autry, Douglas R.
Navy Aviation ordnanceman 3

Douglas R. Autry, age 26,.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963)

Bell, Frederick L.
Navy Lieutenant (junior grade)

Frederick L. Bell, age 24, from Norfolk County Milton, Massachusetts .

Parents: Hanna M. Bell
Spouse: Pauline Cole
Children: One son

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Milton High, Boston University

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963), Boston Globe (1963)

Carpenter, Clifford E.
Navy Aviation machinist’s mate 1

Clifford E. Carpenter, age 27, from Monroe County Bloomington, Indiana .

Spouse: Margie J. Carpenter
Children: Three son and one daughter

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Ellettsville High graduate

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Springville West in Lawrence County

Source: Memorial marker, Indianapolis Star (1963), Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963)

Eberhart, Robert S.
Navy Lieutenant

Robert S. Eberhart, age 32, from Orange County Huntington Beach, California .

Parents: Zoe Eberhart

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Orange Coast College graduate

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963), Press Telegram (1963)

Galindo, Jesse
Navy Aviation electronic technician 3

Jesse Galindo, age 22, from Tom Green County San Angelo, Texas .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963), San Angelo Weekly Standard (1963)

Gatliff, Marvin W.
Navy Aviation machinist’s mate 1

Marvin W. Gatliff, age 30, from Cuyahoga County Berea, Ohio .

Spouse: Married
Children: Four children

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963), News Messenger (1953)

Hart, John R.
Navy Lieutenant commander

John R. Hart, age 33, from Philadelphia County Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .

Parents: Elizabeth F. Hart
Spouse: Ellen Marie Hart
Children: Seven children

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Villanova University graduate

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Virginia Pilot (1963), Minneapolist Star Tribune (1963), Philadelphia Daily News (1963)

Kahler, Jack C.
Navy Aviation electronic technician 1

Jack C. Kahler, age 28, from Stark County Canton, Ohio .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963)

Lester, Dayton S.
Navy Aviation electronic technician 2

Dayton S. Lester, age 25, from Prince William County Nokesville, Virginia .

Parents: George Lester
Spouse: Shirley (Lilly)
Children: Barbara, 5; Cynthia, 3; Lydia, 1

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963), Raleigh Register (1953)

O’Conner, John E.
Navy Lieutenant

John E. O’Conner, age 27, from Bristol County Fall River, Massachusetts .

Spouse: Rosemary
Children: Two children

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Holy Cross graduate, De LaSalle Academy in Newport, Rhode Island

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963), Boston Globe (1963)

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