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Two hours later, Petty Officer Frederick Williams also died. [2] Six crewmembers survived the crash, Aviation Radioman James H. Robbins, pilot Ralph "Frenchy" LeBlanc, co-pilot William Kearns, photographer Owen McCarty, Plane Captain J.D. Dickens, and Pine Island Captain H.H. Caldwell, a guest observer on the flight. They were rescued 13 days ...
four-star admiral. The rank of admiral (or full admiral, or four-star admiral) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Navy. It ranks above vice admiral (three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral (five-star admiral). There have been 279 four-star admirals in the history of the U.S. Navy.
The surviving six crew members were rescued 13 days later, including aviation radioman James H. Robbins and co-pilot William Kearns. A plaque honoring the three killed crewmen was later erected at the McMurdo Station research base, [13] and Mount Lopez on Thurston Island was named in honor of killed naval aviator Maxwell A. Lopez.
Maj. Gen. William F. Mullen was found dead at the Twentynine Palms base Saturday, according to San Bernardino County coroner's records. Mullen, at one time the commanding general of the base ...
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Japanese Navy admiral [110] Paul R. Norby: 1913–2015: 102: American Navy officer [111] Francis W. Nye: 1918–2019: 100: American Air Force major general [112] Sir Henry Oliver: 1865–1965: 100: British Admiral of the Fleet [113] Stylianos Pattakos: 1912–2016: 103: Greek military officer and politician, member of the Greek junta [114 ...
He was born in 1862. He had a son, William Bartlett Fletcher Jr. (1900–1980). Fletcher Jr. was active during World War II, noted for his command of USS Neches (AO-5). He took over command of the USS Birmingham from Captain Burns Tracy Walling, the ship's first commander on October 28, 1909, and served till 1910. [2]
William Anders, an astronaut who was one of the first three people to orbit the moon, and who took the famous “Earthrise” photo, died Friday after a small plane he was in crashed in the water ...