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Fifteen Marines Die in CH 46 Sea Knight Crash Off North Carolina
The CH 46D Sea Knight with 19 aboard crashed and sank near the USS Guadalcanal off Onslow Beach killing 15 Marines and injuring four. Divers recovered bodies at Camp Lejeune area as crews from Navy and Marine units began investigations and aircraft mishap teams prepared to examine the wreckage.
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North Carolina
Onslow Bay
Guadalcanal
Jacksonville
N.C
Marine Corps
John Simmons
Sea of Japan
26Th Marine Amphibious Unit
Navy
Vietnam
Simmons
New River Air Station
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Marine Aircraft
Naval Hospital
Camp Lejeune
Pamela Warner
John R. Blee
Durant
Iowa
John F. Carney
Glendora
Calif
Craig F. Carnley
Bay Minette
Ala
Lance
Larry L. Day
Peoria
Ill
A.L. Jones Jr
Jamestown
R.I
David Jones
Beaumont
Texas
Purnell Jones
Milwaukee
Wis
John B. Karner
Eagle, Wis
Robert L. Ledbet
Johnnie B. Young
Cordele
Okio
W.J. Barber
Michael A. Gatton
Columbus
Ohio
Daniel E. Naples
Parma
Kevin Spiller
Warner
Terry Ruggles
Barry Thomas
Jacksonville Daily News
Thomas
Onslow Beach
Camps Geiger and
Lejeune
Fort Bragg