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Sam “Sammy” Engavo

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Sam “Sammy” Engavo

Birth
Fort Washakie, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Death
18 Jul 1983 (aged 46)
At Sea
Burial
Fort Washakie, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.9925417, Longitude: -108.9136667
Memorial ID
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Sam was on leave in Laverno, Italy attached to a LAMPS Helicopter Squadron on the USS Comte De Grasse (DD 974). Report stated they were returning to the ship on a shuttle boat and he fell overboard and drowned.

Aviation Machinist's Mate (Reciprocating) Third Class (ADR-3) Sam Engavo was a Navy Vietnam Veteran attached to Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three, HA(L)-3 in Vietnam as a helicopter door gunner earning an Air Medal among other awards.
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Please find below the U.S. Indian census for the suggestions I have sent.
Thank you so much
Darlene
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Sam Engavo in the U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940
Name Sam Engavo
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Relation to Head of Household Son
Residence Age 2/12
Record Type Census
Birth Date 31 Oct 1936
Residence Date 1 Jan 1937
Residence Place Wyoming
Tribe Shoshoni and Arapaho Indians
Reservation Wind River Reservation
Agency Shoshone
Degree of Blood 11/16
At Place Enrolled Y
Last Census Number 273
Page 26
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Jesse H Engavo 32 Head
Hazel Engavo 30 Wife
Hattie L Engavo 10 Daughter
Joseph Engavo 7 Son
Antoine Engavo 5 Son
Sam Engavo 2/12 Son
Contributor: Dahly (49005791)
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name Sammy Engavo
Gender Male
Birth Date 31 Oct 1936
Death Date 18 Jul 1983
Enlistment Branch NAVY
Enlistment Date 17 Dec 1954
Discharge Date 16 Oct 1958
Enlistment Date 1 6 Aug 1971
Discharge Date 1 18 Jul 1983
Page number 1
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Elaine Engavo in the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Name Elaine Engavo [Elaine Henan]
Gender Female
Death Age 56
Birth Date 6 Apr 1938
Birth Place Fort Washakie
Marriage Date 14 Mar 1955
Marriage Place Fort Washakie
Residence Place Fort Washakie
Death Date 30 Nov 1994
Obituary Date 3 Dec 1994
Obituary Place Casper, Wyoming, USA
Newspaper Title Casper Star-Tribune
Father Jacob Henan
Spouse Sam Engavo
Child Thelma Engavo, Andrea Corbett, Erin Engavo
Siblings Florence Chingman, Ruth Klassy, Thelma Coffey, Skipper Smith, Mary Henan, Peggy Meyers
Contributor: Dahly (49005791)
Sam was on leave in Laverno, Italy attached to a LAMPS Helicopter Squadron on the USS Comte De Grasse (DD 974). Report stated they were returning to the ship on a shuttle boat and he fell overboard and drowned.

Aviation Machinist's Mate (Reciprocating) Third Class (ADR-3) Sam Engavo was a Navy Vietnam Veteran attached to Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three, HA(L)-3 in Vietnam as a helicopter door gunner earning an Air Medal among other awards.
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Please find below the U.S. Indian census for the suggestions I have sent.
Thank you so much
Darlene
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Sam Engavo in the U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940
Name Sam Engavo
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Relation to Head of Household Son
Residence Age 2/12
Record Type Census
Birth Date 31 Oct 1936
Residence Date 1 Jan 1937
Residence Place Wyoming
Tribe Shoshoni and Arapaho Indians
Reservation Wind River Reservation
Agency Shoshone
Degree of Blood 11/16
At Place Enrolled Y
Last Census Number 273
Page 26
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Jesse H Engavo 32 Head
Hazel Engavo 30 Wife
Hattie L Engavo 10 Daughter
Joseph Engavo 7 Son
Antoine Engavo 5 Son
Sam Engavo 2/12 Son
Contributor: Dahly (49005791)
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name Sammy Engavo
Gender Male
Birth Date 31 Oct 1936
Death Date 18 Jul 1983
Enlistment Branch NAVY
Enlistment Date 17 Dec 1954
Discharge Date 16 Oct 1958
Enlistment Date 1 6 Aug 1971
Discharge Date 1 18 Jul 1983
Page number 1
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Elaine Engavo in the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Name Elaine Engavo [Elaine Henan]
Gender Female
Death Age 56
Birth Date 6 Apr 1938
Birth Place Fort Washakie
Marriage Date 14 Mar 1955
Marriage Place Fort Washakie
Residence Place Fort Washakie
Death Date 30 Nov 1994
Obituary Date 3 Dec 1994
Obituary Place Casper, Wyoming, USA
Newspaper Title Casper Star-Tribune
Father Jacob Henan
Spouse Sam Engavo
Child Thelma Engavo, Andrea Corbett, Erin Engavo
Siblings Florence Chingman, Ruth Klassy, Thelma Coffey, Skipper Smith, Mary Henan, Peggy Meyers
Contributor: Dahly (49005791)


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  • Created by: Dan Arnes
  • Added: Sep 6, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96625621/sam-engavo: accessed ), memorial page for Sam “Sammy” Engavo (31 Oct 1936–18 Jul 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96625621, citing Sacajawea Cemetery, Fort Washakie, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA; Maintained by Dan Arnes (contributor 47630541).