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Mississippi Turret No 2 Explosion Kills dozens
Turret No 2 on the battleship Mississippi exploded during target practice off San Pedro causing widespread casualties. Reports say forty three enlisted men and three officers dead with many injured as the ship retreated to sea and rescue ships rushed to aid the wounded. Lieutenant Zellars and Ensign Erwin among the dead, Ensign Leveasseur saved others before perishing.
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Ted Carlyle Ragan
Joplin
Norman Lee Barbee
San Francisco
Farris Carlton Hopkins
Adriansville
Sylvester Bridges
Brixton
Miss
New Mexico
B. J.leveasseur
Leveasseur
Erwin
Zellars
No. 2
Long Beach
Atlanta
H. D. Smith
Ensign Smith
Washington
Mississippi
Wiley
Navy Department
Secretary of Navy
Oberle
Battles Division
San Pedro
Cal
Associated Press
Brint
Kingfisher
Qelief
T. Zellars
B. W. Smith
McCray
Noeller
San Clemente Island