Hagwood Wayne

Monuments

USS Guam and Trenton memorial

Name:

Wayne Hagwood

Rank:

Corporal

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Unit:

U.S.S. Guam

Date of Death:

1977-01-17

State:

North Carolina

Cemetery:

Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio

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Comments:

CPL Hagwood was born on May 28, 1955, in Rockingham County, North Carolina. At the age of 19, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps on April 7, 1975 and was assigned in MAU-34, USS Guam. He married Donna J. Nowell on July 11, 1975, in Franklin County, Ohio. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 21, 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. He is now buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA.