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1840Z 11 June 1967 transmitted message text from
U.S.S. Liberty to Secretary of the Navy


P 111840Z JUN 67
FM USS LIBERTY
TO SECNAV
INFO BUPERS
BUMED
NAVFINCEN CLEVE
COMFIVE
CINCLANTFLT
CNO
COMSERVLANT
COMSERVRON EIGHT
COMSIXTHFLT
TUSLOG DET TWO EIGHT
BT
UNCLAS E F T O
PERSONNEL CASUALTY REPORT
A. MY 090355Z (NOTAL)
B. MY 091050Z (NOTAL)
C. BUPERS 092045Z (NOTAL) [not in file]
1. FOL PERS PREV RPTD MIA REF (A). SUBJ EMBARKED TEMADD FROM TUSLOG
DET 28 WITHOUT SEREANDA [service jacket]
ALFA-JAMES M. LUPTON, CT1 511 31 28, CT1
BRAVO-ACTIVE DUTY
CHARLIE-1435 8 JUN 67 AT SEA POSIT 31-35.5N 33-29E
TRAPPED IN BELOW DECKS COMPARTMENT AFTER TORPEDO ATTACK.
DIED BY DROWNING.
ECHO-NOT RECOVERED AT THIS TIME. EVIDENCE CONFIRMS DEATH. WILL ADVISE
ASAP IF REMAINS RECOVERED OR IF RECOVERY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO LOSS AT
SEA.
FOXTROT ...
BT


Message subject lineage: 121902Z JUN 67 BUPERS

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