Name:
Calvin Keith Freeman
Rank:
Sergeant
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U.S.S. Guam
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
Illinois
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SGT Freeman was born on February 23, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois. He later lived in Chapmanville, Logan County, West Virginia. SGT Freeman enlisted in the US Marine Corps on August 15, 1973 and was assigned in CO A BLT 1/6, USS Guam. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 24, in the Liberty launch boat (LCM-6) accident as he was aboard. Their boat struck a freighter and capsized during the USS Trenton and USS Guam visitation in Barcelona, Spain. His current burial is unknown.