Name:
Brian Keith Royal
Rank:
Mess Management Specialist Seaman
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Unit:
U.S.S. Guam
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
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MSSN Royal was born on October 14, 1957. He served in the US Navy and was assigned in USS Guam. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 19, 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 Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA.