Name:
Randy Paul Falls
Rank:
Seaman
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Unit:
U.S.S. Trenton
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
Arizona
Cemetery:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Seaman Falls was born on January 7, 1955 in Phoenix, Arizona, and later lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He enlisted in the US Navy on August 20, 1975 and was assigned in USS Trenton. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 22, 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 Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA.