EMFA Dwayne Collier Battle (1967-1989)

EMFA Dwayne Collier Battle Veteran

Birth

26 Jun 1967

Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death

19 Apr 1989 (aged 21)

At Sea

Burial

Pineview Cemetery

Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map

Plot

Sec. 56, Row 23, Lot 2

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Dwayne Collier Battle was the son of the late Maggie Lancaster Battle. He is survived by his sisters, Christina, Nicole, and Kimberly, and brothers, Joel, Tracy, and Marcus. He was a 1986 graduate of Rocky Mount Senior High School. He joined the Navy and served 1987-1989, last rank as Fireman Apprentice (E-2). He was one of 47 sailors killed when 550 pounds of gunpowder exploded inside the No. 2, 16-inch gun turret on the battleship USS Iowa off Puerto Rico.

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