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Delgado, Delwin
Navy Signalman 3rd class

Delwin Delgado, age 26, from Jacksonville, Florida, St. Johns county.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Friday, December 21, 1990
Death details: Killed when a ferry capsized near Haifa, Israel.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Department of Defense

Solano, Howard Joseph
Navy Torpedoman’s mate 3rd class

Howard Joseph Solano from St. Augustine, Florida, St. Johns county.

Parents: Irma A. Solano

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Fields, Henry
Sergeant

Henry Fields from Jacksonville, Florida, St. Johns county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Tuesday, September 17, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds
Cemetery: Saint Mihiel American

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com, findagrave.com

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