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James Walter Hurd
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Rank
Chief Carpenter, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
May 26, 1954
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Chief Carpenter Hurd was a crew member of the aircraft carrier, USS BENNINGTON (CVA-20), cruising in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. On May 26, 1954, a launching catapult exploded killing him and 101 fellow crewmen. |
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