Mitchell Steven Paul

Monuments

USS Guam and Trenton memorial

Name:

Steven Paul Mitchell

Rank:

Lance Corporal

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Unit:

U.S.S. Guam

Date of Death:

1977-01-17

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Illinois

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Comments:

LCPL Mitchell was born on January 17, 1957, in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on January 29, 1974 and was assigned in CO C BLT 1/6, USS Guam. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 20, 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 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cook County, Illinois, USA.