Staten Clarence R.

Monuments

USS Guam and Trenton memorial

Name:

Clarence R. Staten

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

Unit:

U.S.S. Guam

Date of Death:

1977-01-17

State:

Virginia

Cemetery:

Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia

Plot:

Section CEDAR Block 9 Space 21

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

PFC Staten was born in 1959, and lived in Norfolk, Virginia. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was assigned in CO A BLT 1/6, USS Guam. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 17, 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 Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA.