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Footage of a historic burial at sea during WWII on the aircraft carrier USS Essex. Avenger gunner, Loyce Deen, is laid to rest in his plane after a violent d.
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Loyce Edward Deen is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location. Additional Details - Born to Allen and Grace Deen on April 24th 1921 in Sulphur, Oklahoma and was the youngest of seven children.
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In memory ofLoyce Edward Deen USNR WW II(1921 - 1944)and all who served aboard the USS Essex and in WWIIOur Greatest Generation Thank You ! Loyce's niece Bertha remembers how upbeat the family was the week before Thanksgiving. Loyce was scheduled to be home from the war in a few weeks for Christmas.
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But the rear gunner position, occupied by Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class, Loyce Edward Deen (Gunner) has been completely destroyed by enemy 40mm shell fire. AMM 2C Deen was decapitated as a result. As the aircraft is parked amongst others, with wings folded, sailors of the Essex take fingerprints and cut dog tags from the body of AMM2C Loyce.
Aerial gunner, Loyce Edward Deen, was buried at sea inside his aircraft
Only once in the history of the U.S. Navy was an aviator buried at sea inside his airplane. Loyce Edward Deen was so shot up by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, his shipmates decided to keep him forever in his TBM Avenger as they bid him fair winds and following seas. Deen joined the Navy in 1942, less than a year after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
US Navy TBF Avenger gunner from USS Essex is buried at sea with his
From left to right: Pilot Robert Cosgrove, Radioman Digby Denzek, and rear turret gunner Loyce Edward Deen. This heroic Avenger team flew in a number of Pacific theater battles. , Public Domain.
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On Nov. 5, 1944, 23-year-old Loyce Edward Deen, USNR Aviation Machinist Mate (Gunner) 2nd Class, was killed by anti-aircraft fire during the Battle of Manila Bay. After a 2-hour flight, the TBF Avenger Aircraft of Torpedo Squadron VT-15, Air Group 15, landed safely aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Essex CV-9. The sailor's body was in such bad.
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On the fateful day of November 5, 1944, the Pacific theater of World War II bore witness to an act
Aerial gunner, Loyce Edward Deen, was buried at sea inside his aircraft
A tribute to Navy gunner Loyce Edward Deen, a Navy gunner that was killed in action in late 1944. The song is called "Going Home". This EXACT version is sun.
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His name was Loyce Edward Deen of Altus, Okla. The fatal flight took place on Nov. 5, 1944, in the Battle of Manila. The three-crew plane was the Grumman TBM (torpedo bomber) V-15. Loyce was his parents' seventh child. He was followed four years later by a brother with Down syndrome. Loyce was very close to his kid brother, who sadly died when.
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Loyce Edward Deen, an Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class, USNR, was a gunner on a TBM Avenger. On November 5, 1944, Deen's squadron participated in a raid on Manila, where his plane was hit multiple times by anti-aircraft fire while attacking a Japanese cruiser.
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Our CAF Airbase Arizona crew helped @TJ3 tell the story of Loyce Deen, the TBF Avenger Torpedo Bomber gunner that was killed in action, and became the only N.
This aerial gunner was one of the only US aviators to be buried at sea
Loyce Edward Deen, an Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class, USNR, was a gunner on a TBM Avenger. On November 5, 1944, Deen's squadron participated in a raid on Manila where his plane was hit multiple times by anti-aircraft fire while attacking a Japanese cruiser. Deen was killed. The Avenger's pilot, Lt Robert Cosgrove, managed to return to his.
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Loyce Edward Deen first worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Douglas Aircraft Company before he joined the US Navy. Deen underwent basic training in San Diego and enrolled in a gunner's school to learn about the weapons systems aboard the Grumman TBF Avenger. On April 29, 1944, Deen reported for duty aboard USS Essex.
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GOD BLESS ALL WHO HAVE SERVED, ARE SERVING, AND WILL SERVE IN OUR COUNTRY'S MILITARY.SALUTE!Burial At Sea 73 Years Ago.Here's footage you'll see only once in.
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Suddenly, I knew many more details. His name was Loyce Edward Deen of Altus, Oklahoma. The fatal flight took place on November 5, 1944 in the Battle of Manila. The three-crew plane was the Grumman TBM (torpedo bomber) V-15. The website provides interesting and touching details about the young Oklahoman. Loyce was his parents' seventh child.
