Navy Releases Names of 1 Dead; 9 Missing Sailors from USS John S. McCain

Damage to the portside is visible as the Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) steers towards Changi naval base in Singapore following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. The USS John S. McCain was docked at Singapore's naval base with "significant damage" to its hull after an early morning collision with the Alnic MC as vessels from several nations searched Monday for missing U.S. sailors. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy photo via AP)
In this Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, file photo released by the Royal Malaysian Navy, navy personnel look out for the missing sailors of the U.S guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain. (Royal Malaysian Navy via AP)
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The Navy has released the names of the nine missing sailors and one recovered fatality from the USS John S. McCain’s deadly collision with a merchant vessel last week.

The death of Kenneth Aaron Smith, 22, whose father and grandfather were also in the Navy has been confirmed.

Those still listed as missing:

  • Dustin Louis Doyon, an electronics technician, third class, 26, of Connecticut.
  • Jacob Daniel Drake, an electronics technician, second class, 21, of Ohio.
  • Charles Nathan Findley, an electronics technician, first class, 31, of Missouri.
  • John Henry Hoagland III, an electronics technician, third class, 20, of Texas.
  • Corey George Ingram, an information systems technician, second class, 28, of New York.
  • Logan Stephen Palmer, an interior communications electrician, third class, 23, of Illinois.
  • Abraham Lopez, an interior communications electrician, first class 39, of Texas.
  • Kevin Sayer Bushell, an electronics technician, second class, 26, of Maryland.
  • Timothy Thomas Eckels Jr., an information systems technician, second class, 23, of Maryland.

For their loved ones’ sake, we hope they are found soon.

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