Name:
Rodney Lee Wolfe
Rank:
Operations Specialist Chief Petty Officer
Serial Number:
Unit:
U.S.S. Trenton
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
California
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cem., Arlington, Virginia
Plot:
Section 60 Site 1120
Row:
Grave:
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Comments:
OSC Wolfe was born on August 5, 1943, in Artesia, California, to Raymond E. and Lucy (Burnett) Wolfe. He was 17 when he enlisted in the US Navy on June 19, 1961 and was assigned in USS Trenton. 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. He is now buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. He also has a marker in Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA.