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LT Wallace Rich

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LT Wallace Rich

Birth
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Death
26 May 1954 (aged 28)
Rhode Island, USA
Burial
San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section R, Site 79
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US Navy Veteran

Lieutenant Rich was a crew member of the aircraft carrier, USS BENNINGTON (CVA-20), cruising in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. On May 26, 1954, a launching catapult exploded killing him and 101 fellow crewmen.

Lieutenant Rich was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

C E Adams
C M Alexander
J E Arrigoni
F S Bacon
D Baird
C M Barber
R L Barnes
W N Baskin
G M Bemiss
R Boyd
T W Bryan

C P Riley
J E Rivers
A L Robinson
C E Schmucker Jr
B Sico
D J Smith
R C Smith
R K Smith
C W Sommars
J T Stanford
C D Thomas Jr
E A Thomas
D R Thornhill
E Thornton
E C Tinney
P S Tondo
H M Triplet
J Van Der Hooning
K B Wages
M Williams
H L Willis
W William

US Navy Veteran

Lieutenant Rich was a crew member of the aircraft carrier, USS BENNINGTON (CVA-20), cruising in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. On May 26, 1954, a launching catapult exploded killing him and 101 fellow crewmen.

Lieutenant Rich was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

C E Adams
C M Alexander
J E Arrigoni
F S Bacon
D Baird
C M Barber
R L Barnes
W N Baskin
G M Bemiss
R Boyd
T W Bryan

C P Riley
J E Rivers
A L Robinson
C E Schmucker Jr
B Sico
D J Smith
R C Smith
R K Smith
C W Sommars
J T Stanford
C D Thomas Jr
E A Thomas
D R Thornhill
E Thornton
E C Tinney
P S Tondo
H M Triplet
J Van Der Hooning
K B Wages
M Williams
H L Willis
W William

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