McCauley Charles Melvin

Monuments

USS Guam and Trenton memorial

Name:

Charles Melvin McCauley

Rank:

Boatswain's Mate First Class

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Unit:

U.S.S. Trenton

Date of Death:

1977-01-17

State:

Kentucky

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BM1 McCauley was born on January 25, 1942, in McCracken, Kentucky. He enlisted in the US Navy on January 26, 1959 and was assigned in USS Trenton. He married Helen R. Milliner in 1964 in Richmond, Virginia. He died on January 17, 1977 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. BM1 McCauley was 34 when he died. His current burial is unknown.