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Casualties of the USS Liberty


Name Place
William B. Allenbaugh Baltimore, Md.
Philip McC. Armstrong, Jr.* Detroit, Mich.
Gary R. Blanchard Wichita, Kan.
Allen M. Blue* Yakima, Wash.
Francis Brown Albany, N.Y.
Ronnie J. Campbell* Sevierville, Tenn.
Jerry L. Converse Puyallup, Wash.
Robert B. Eisenberg St. Paul, Minn.
Jerry L. Goss* North Vernon, Ind.
Curtis A. Graves* Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Lawrence P. Hayden* Houston, Texas
Warren E. Hersey Philadelphia, Pa.
Alan Higgins* Weymouth, Mass.
Carl L. Hoar Mount Vernon, Ohio
Richard W. Keene, Jr. Batavia, N.Y.
James L. Lenau Washington, Mo.
Raymond E. Linn* Adamsville, Ohio
James M. Lupton* Shreveport, La.
Duane R. Marggraf Fond du Lac, Wis.
David W. Marlborough* Waterville, Maine
Anthony P. Mendle Waterbury, Conn.
Carl C. Nygren* Williamsport, Pa.
James C. Pierce* Clinton, N.C.
Jack L. Raper* Cedartown, Ga.
Edward E. Rehmeyer, III York, Pa.
David Skolak Gary, Ind.
John C. Smith, Jr. Ithaca, N.Y.
Melvin D. Smith Alamance, N.C.
John C. Spicher* Terentum, Pa.
Alexander N. Thompson, Jr. Philadelphia, Pa.
Thomas R. Thornton Springfield, Ohio
Philippe C. Tiedtke Santa Cruz, Calif.
Stephen S. Toth San Diego, Calif.
Frederick J. Walton Niagara Falls, N.Y.
* Buried in Arlington National Cemetery