Bruce served as a Seaman Second Class, U.S.S. Hutchins (DD-476), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in New Haven County, Connecticut prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on October 14, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Bruce died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred Halawa Naval Cemetery, Oahu, Hawaii and was later re-interred here on January 28, 1949.
Service # 6427062
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The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Bio, Listing & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Jeff Hall
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in New Haven County, Connecticut prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on October 14, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Bruce died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred Halawa Naval Cemetery, Oahu, Hawaii and was later re-interred here on January 28, 1949.
Service # 6427062
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Bio, Listing & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Jeff Hall
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Bruce served as a Seaman Second Class, U.S.S. Hutchins (DD-476), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in New Haven County, Connecticut prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on October 14, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Bruce died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred Halawa Naval Cemetery, Oahu, Hawaii and was later re-interred here on January 28, 1949.
Service # 6427062
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Bio, Listing & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Jeff Hall
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in New Haven County, Connecticut prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on October 14, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Bruce died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred Halawa Naval Cemetery, Oahu, Hawaii and was later re-interred here on January 28, 1949.
Service # 6427062
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Bio, Listing & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Jeff Hall
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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