Name:
Lloyd Lee Spitler
Rank:
Seaman
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Unit:
U.S.S. Trenton
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Woodrow Church Cem., Paw Paw, West Virginia
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SN Spitler was born on May 16 1942, in Morgan County, West Virginia. He enlisted in the US Army in 1962 and served in Vietnam. He enlisted in the US Navy on March 4, 1976 and was assigned in USS Trenton. SN Spitler married Linda Lou Britton in 1966 at Logansport, Indiana. He later married Vivian Lea Hayes. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 34, 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 Woodrow Church Cemetery, Paw Paw, Morgan County, West Virginia, USA.