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

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.