1410Z 09 June 1967 transmitted message text from
U.S.S. Liberty to Secretary of the Navy

UNCLAS E F T O SECTION ONE OF TWO

REPORT OF WOUNDED/INJURED

1. ALFA EM2 WILLIAM MICHAEL LEMAY, USN, 773 35 21 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA 1400 8 JUN 67 AT SEA, A/C AND GUNBOAT ATTACK ECHO CON-
DITION CRITICAL PROGNOSIS GUARDED FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO
USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

2. ALFA SH2 DONALD HEROLD, USN 609 22 48 BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO CRITICAL/GUARDED FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

3. ALFA BMSN JERRY W. WARD, USN 775 76 67 BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE IN-
JURED DELTA 1400 8 JUN 67 - SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO CRITICAL/GUARDED
FOXTROT... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

4. [alfa] SN RICHARD LARRY WEAVER, USNR, 999 88 63 BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE IN-
JURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO SERIOUS/POOR FOXTROT...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

5. [alfa] SA THOMAS JOSEPH REILLY, JR., USN, 913 50 66 BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO SERIOUS/POOR FOXTROT ... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

6. ALFA LCDR DAVID EDWIN LEWIS, USN, 584572/1610 BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO GOOD/GUARDED FOR EYES FOXTROT
...
GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

7. [alfa] LT JAMES GEORGE O'CONNOR, JR., USN, 671765/1615 BRAVO ACDUT CHAR-
LIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO SERIOUS/FAIR FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTI-
FIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

8. [alfa] CT1 JOSEPH CHARLES LENTINI, USN, 594 81 55 BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO SERIOUS/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK
NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

9. ALFA SN EDDIE LAMAR COOK, USN, 997 59 71 BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO GOOD/GUARDED RIGHT EYE FOXTROT
... GOLF
NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

10. ALFA SN SALVADOR PAYAN, USNR, 796 66 15, BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO CRITICAL/GUARDED FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

11. [alfa] SN LARRY LEWIS SOPER, USN, 698 89 13 BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO GOOD/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

12. ALFA GMG3 DAVID CARL HAZEN, USN, 696 84 98 BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO SERIOUS/FAIR FOXTROT ..
... GOLF NOK
NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67.

13. ALFA SN LARRY JAMES SLAVENS, USN, 916 92 00 BRAVO ACDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED.
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

14. ALFA CT3 JOSEPH PAUL CARPENTER, USN, 794 84 55 BRAVO ACDUT
CHARLIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

15. ALFA CT3 DAVID WILLIAM HAWKINS, USN, 118 73 49 BRAVO ACDUT
CHARLIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA 9 JUN 67

16. ALFA CT2 JAMES RAY DIVIDSON, USN, 699 64 72 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... [golf] NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

17. ALFA CTC HAROLD JESS THOMPSON USN 471 37 37, BRAVO ACTDUT CHAR-
LIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO GOOD/EXCELLENT FOXTROT ...
GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED HOTEL RET ON BRD.

18. ALFA CT3. JAMES VICTOR BRONG, USN, 913 41 23 BRAVO ACTDUT CHAR-
LIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NO-
TIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

19. ALFA SN WILLIAM E. CASPER, USN, 796 40 74 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

20. ALFA [IC1] JOHN R. RANDALL, USN, 517 81 45, USN, BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

21. [alfa] SN GEORGE WOODROW WILSON, JR., USNR, 529 34 49 BRAVO ACTDUT CHAR-
LIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK
NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

22. ALFA SMSN JOSEPH LESLIE MEADORS, USN, B71 04 56 BRAVO ACTDUT
CHARLIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

23. ALFA QM3 FLOYD H. POLLARD, USN, 353 55 47 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED.

24. [alfa] SN JIMMY L. MATHEWS, USN, 998 21 92 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... [golf] NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL
TRF TO USS AMERICA

25. ALFA ENS RICHARD PATTEN TAYLOR, JR., USNR, 689116/3105 BRAVO
ACTDUT CHARLIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

26. ALFA TN SOFRONIO PARATE MARFIL, USN, 776 90 09 BRAVO ACTDUT
CHARLIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF
NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

27. [alfa] YN3 VIGIL L. BROWNFIELD, USN 794 23 49 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

28. [alfa] SM2 RUSSELL ONEAL DAVID, USN, 683 33 65 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE

UNCLAS E F T O FINAL SECTION OF TWO

INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

29. [alfa] SN JOHN D. LAMAR, USNR, 779 56 36, BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

30. [alfa] SN THOMAS WILLIAM LEMOND JR., USNR, 917 49 31 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

31 [alfa] CT1 REGINALD NORWOOD ADDINGTON, USN, 349 53 90, BRAVO ACTDUT
CHARLIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

32. [alfa] CT1 RICHARD C. CARLSON, USN, 444 13 12 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED.
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

33. [alfa] CTSN LEE R. BENNETT, USN, 998 13 79 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED.
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

34. [alfa] CT3 LORAN W. KREUN, USN, 538 49 74 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF
TO USS AMERICA

35. [alfa] CTSA KENNETH P. ECKER, USN, B51 36 48 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

36. [alfa] CT2 FREDERICK JOHNS, USN, 794 91 14 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED HOTEL
TRF TO USS AMERICA

37. [alfa] CT3 MELVIN P. JOHNSON, USN, 997 32 29 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE IN-
JURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK
NOT NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

38. [alfa] CTSN JAMES P. KAVANAGH, USN, 918 51 32 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE IN-
JURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

39. [alfa] CT3 HAROLD EUGENE SIX, 777 58 53 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

40. [alfa] CT2 DAVID LEE MC FEGGAN, USN, 774 71 98 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE IN-
JURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
[hotel] TRF TO USS AMERICA

41. [alfa] CTSN DAVIS ALAN SHAW, USN, 904 39 56 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE IN-
JURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF
TO USS AMERICA

42. [alfa] CT1 CHARLES L. ROWLEY, USN, 458 48 03 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

43. [alfa] CTSN KENNETH BURTON EAKINS, USN, 794 04 69 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK
NOT NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

44. [alfa] ET3 BARRY R. TIMMERMAN, USN, 770 11 63 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE IN-
JURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF
NOK NOT NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

45. [alfa] CT1 RICHARD K. BAKER, USN 486 80 12 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE IN-
JURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1 ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

46. [alfa] SN RODNEY CARL CONCEPCION, USN, 674 38 09 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

47. [alfa] SN THOMAS FRANKLIN JACKSON, USN, 689 15 99 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
,,,GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

48. [alfa] LT JAMES M. ENNES, JR., USNR, 653840/1616 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

49. [alfa] SSGT BRYCE F. LOCKWOOD, USMC, 1859856 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE INJURED
DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED
HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA.

50. [alfa] CDR WILLIAM LOREN MC GONAGLE, USN, 494467/1100 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO GOOD/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT NOTIFIED
HOTEL RET ON BOARD

51. [alfa] DONALD LESLIE BLALOCK, CIVILIAN 657 - INJURED NOK: ...
TRF TO USS AMERICA

52. [alfa] SN DONALD FLETRYER FOLLIN, JR., USN, 917 66 74 BRAVO ACTDUT
CHARLIE INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK
NOT NOTIFIED. HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA
9 JUN 67

53. [alfa] SN GERALD HENSON PIERSON, USNR, 794 07 20 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

54. [alfa] CT2 CHARLES RICHARD HENDERICKS, USN, 685 56 42 BRAVO ACTDUT CHARLIE
INJURED DELTA SAME AS PARA 1. ECHO FAIR/GOOD FOXTROT ...
... GOLF NOK NOT
NOTIFIED HOTEL TRF TO USS AMERICA

Message subject lineage:

092153Z JUN 67 USS AMERICA
102159Z JUN 67 USS AMERICA
102338Z JUN 67 USS LIBERTY
120018Z JUN 67 USS LIBERTY

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