PERSONNEL KILLED ON THE USS LIBERTY (AGTR-5) JUNE 8, 1967 LCDR Philip McCutcheon Armstrong, Jr., USN, 569825/1100 Born 4 July 1929, Detroit, Michigan Active duty since 5 June 1953 Wife: Marie Kearney "Weetie" Armstrong, Virginia Beach, VA (died 1988) Father: Philip M.C. Armstrong, Detroit, Michigan Mortally wounded near the bridge attempting to extinguish large fire Died about 4 hours later in battle dressing station Received Navy Cross for heroism during battle Buried: Arlington National Cemetery grave 2096X, Section 3 His wife died about 1989 of cancer. Remembrance: Memorial display in Military and Space Museum, Frankenmuth, Michigan, dedicated November, 1990, contains his Navy Cross, uniform, story of attack, copy of Ennes' book. LT James Cecil Pierce, USN, 649805/6462 Born 11 July 1924, Clinton, North Carolina Active duty since 6 August 1941 Wife: Pauline M. Pierce, Virginia Beach (died later) Parents: deceased Died in Research while destroying registered publications Wife: died soon after. LT Stephen Spencer Toth, USN, 669613/1100 Born 12 September 1939, San Diego, California Active duty since 5 June 1963 Wife: Regina Chermont Toth, US Mission to Brazil Avenida Morambi 3819, Sao Paulo, Brazil Parents: Capt. & Mrs. Joseph C. Toth, USN, Virginia Beach, VA Father: deceased - died about 1968. Died 01 or 02 level, port side, of rocket fire CT3 William Bernard Allenbaugh, USN, 684 49 96 Born 23 January 1944, Baltimore, Maryland Active duty since 10 June 1964 Wife: Sandra Lee Allenbaugh, Lothian, Maryland Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Francis Allenbaugh, Baltimore, Maryland Memorial: Mr. & Mrs. Allenbaugh presented a memorial plaque to Calvert Hall College, a catholic high school attended by Wm. Allenbaugh, in his memory. SN Gary Ray Blanchard, USN, 771 77 22 Born 16 September 1946, Wichita, Kansas Active duty since 11 February 1964 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Earl T. Blanchard, Wichita, Kansas Died on operating table 0315 June 9 CT2 Allen Merle Blue, USNR-R, 391 18 71 Born 5 September 1943, Yakima, Washington Active duty USN from 22 SEP 61 to 21 JAN 66 Serving as a civilian for NSA Parents: Washington State Died in Research Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Grave 745, Section 48 QM3 Francis (NMN) Brown, USN, 778 76 70 Born 6 May 1947, Albany, New York Active duty since 6 August 1964 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Wade Brown, Troy, NY Died on bridge while operating the helm CT2 Ronnie Jordon Campbell, USN, 586 13 23 Born 4 November 1942, Sevierville, Tennessee Active duty since 6 September 1961 Wife: Elizabeth E. Campbell Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Campbell, Sevierville, Tennessee Died in Research Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Grave 1145C, Section 13 Remembrance: Ronnie Campbell Barracks in Edzell, Scotland CT2 Jerry Leroy Converse, USN, 794 79 44 Born 11 June 1943, Puyallup, Washington Active duty since 1 February 1965 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Ray Converse, Iowa Died in Research CT2 Robert Burton Eisenberg, USN, 776 09 35 Born 12 October 1944, St. Paul, Minnesota Active duty since 3 February 1964 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Benj. Eisenberg, St. Paul, MN Died in Research CT2 Jerry Lee Goss, USNR, 773 61 55 Born 30 May 1941, North Vernon, Indiana Active duty since 29 June 1965 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Harry Herschel Goss, North Vernon, IN Died in Research Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Mass Grave #1817, Section 34 CT1 Curtis Alan Graves, USN, 519 58 24 Born 10 February 1943, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Active duty since 22 August 1961 Mother: Florence McCullum Graves, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Father: deceased Died in Research Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Grave #3773, Section 67 Remembrance: Memorial display planned for Military and Space Museum, Frankenmuth, Michigan (planned dedication summer 1990). Remembrance: Graves Hall (barracks) in Pensacola, Florida. CTSN Lawrence Paul Hayden, USN, B70 53 70 Born 16 June 1947, Houston, Texas Active duty since 2 May 1966 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. James H. Hayden, Houston, Texas Died in Research Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Mass Grave #1817, Section 34 CT1 Warren Edward Hersey, USN, 903 67 11 Born 14 October 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active duty since 4 April 1961 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Warren O. Hersey, Stoneham, Mass. Died in Research CT3 Alan (NMN) Higgins, USN, 788 62 97 Born 27 January 1948, Weymouth, Massachusetts Active duty since 16 September 1965 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur C. Higgins, Dover, Delaware Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Grave #1773, Section 12 SN Carl Lewis Hoar, USN, 774 46 48 (Shown as Carl Lewis Hoar on list sent for Navy Memorial) (Shown as Carl Louis Hoar on official 1967 final casualty list) Born 29 May 1945, Mount Vernon, Ohio Active duty since 29 November 1963 Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hoar, Mt. Vernon, Ohio CT2 Richard Walter Keene, Jr., USN, 778 82 75 Born 23 October 1945, Batavia, New York Active duty since 10 November 1964 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Keene, Sr., Poughkeepsie, NY Died in Research CTSN James Lee Lenau, USN, 997 56 58 Born 9 January 1947, Washington, Missouri Active duty since 24 September 1965 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Leander J. Lenau, Union, MO Died in Research in forward typewriter repair shop CTC Raymond Eugene Linn, USN, 571 13 74 Born 30 June 1928, Adamsville, Ohio Active duty since 25 September 1946 Divorced Adopted Daughter: Linda Loucille Linn, Zanesville, Ohio Daughter: Joy (Mrs. Larry R.) Linn Evans, Aurora, Ohio 44202 Died in Research Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Grave #1724, Section 12 Remembrance: Linn Barracks in Japan Linn Operations Building in Sugar Grove, West Virginia CT1 James Mahlon Lupton, USN, 511 31 28 Born 20 October 1942, Shreveport, Louisiana Active duty since 26 June 1962 Wife: Barbara Joan Lupton, 25E Sobria Loka, Yalova, Turkey Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Knot Lupton, Shreveport, LA Died in Research Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Mass Grave #1817, Section 34 CT3 Duane Rowe Marggraf, USN, 773 96 50 Born 27 January 1945, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Active duty since 6 July 1964 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Carlton H. Marggraf, Fond du Lac, WI Died in Research Remembrance: Brass Marker in waterfront park in Fond du Lac. CTSN David Walter Marlborough, USN, B10 04 80 Born 28 September 1948, Waterville, Maine Active duty since 26 July 1966 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Wm. M. Marlborough, Springfield, Mass. Died in Research Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Mass Grave #1817, Section 34 CT2 Anthony Peter Mendle, USN, 777 62 87 Born 4 December 1945, Waterbury, Connecticut Active duty since 11 August 1964 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. John J. Mendle, Glendale, Arizona Died in Research - Body recovered later CTSN Carl Christian Nygren, USN, 788 37 16 Born 17 May 1945, Williamsport, Pennsylvania Active duty since 19 August 1965 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Arvid C. Nygren, North Babylon, LI, NY Died in Research Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Mass Grave #1817, Section 34 SGT Jack Lewis Raper, USMC, 1994072 Born 28 August 1944, Cedartown, Georgia Active duty since 1 August 1962 Died in Research Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Mass Grave #1817, Section 34 CPL Edward Emory Rehmeyer, III, USMC 2120919 Born 25 September 1945, York, Pennsylvania Parents address 10/93: Mr. & Mrs. Ed Rehmeyer, Jr., Shrewsbury, PA 17361 Active duty since 8 October 1964 Died in Research ICFN David NMN Skolak, USN, B50 17 83 Born 12 August 1946, Gary, Indiana Active duty since 24 January 1966 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph J. Skolak, Gary, Indiana Died in forward gun mount CT1 John Caleb Smith, Jr., USN, 237 77 94 Born 13 July 1943, Ithaca, New York Active duty since 30 June 1961 Wife: Sandra Ann Smith, 203 Wood Street, Ithica, NY Parents: Mr. & Mrs. John Caleb Smith, Sr., Ithica, NY Died in Research CTC Melvin Douglas Smith, USN, 493 95 96 Born 27 February 1938, Alamance, North Carolina Active duty since 4 April 1956 Wife: Judith Ann Smith, 304 Moreno Courts, Warrington, Florida Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Melvin Smith, Alamance, North Carolina Died in Research Remembrance: Smith Barracks in Florida PC2 John Clarance Spicher, USN, 473 41 77 Born 15 Febuary 1937, Terentum, Pennsylvania Active duty since 23 September 1954 Wife: Linda Lee Spicher 7901 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, Virginia Parents: Mr. & Mrs. John E. Spicher, Brackenridge, PA Hit with rocket on main deck, died receiving emergency aid Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Grave #11362D, Section 13 GMG3 Alexander Neil Thompson, Jr., USN, 770 47 21 Born 5 April 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active duty since 5 September 1963 Wife: Gail E. Thompson, 4 Crystal Drive, Warwick, Rhode Island Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Alexander A. Thompson, Greely, Pennsylvania Died in forward gun mount Remembrance: Navy gunnery training building for the Aegis system named in his memory in 1990. CT3 Thomas Ray Thornton, USN, 997 97 91 Born 1 Febuary 1944, Springfield, Ohio Active duty since 27 July 1965 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Ray Thornton, Springfield, Ohio Died in Research - body recovered later CT3 Philippe Charles Tiedtke, USN, 914 32 84 Born 17 October 1944, Santa Cruz, California Active duty since 2 September 1964 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Tiedtke, Modesto, CA Died in Research CT1 Frederick James Walton, USN, 236 31 86 Born 28 November 1935, Niagara Falls, New York Active duty since 8 December 1952 Wife: Audry Jane Walton, #3 Deuro Drive, Niagara Falls, NY Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Horace F. Walton, Niagara Falls, NY Died in Research - body recovered later NOTE: This shows 24 men who died in Research. Twenty-five died there. One body was recovered early (pulled out through hatch when it was seen floating in the water), so was not on the "missing" list. Probably Higgins, but possibly Allenbaugh. All others are accounted for.