Name:
Billy Jerome Lott
Rank:
Radioman 3rd Class
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Unit:
U.S.S. Trenton
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
Georgia
Cemetery:
Hinesville Cemetery, Hinesville, Georgia
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RM3 Lott was born on September 16, 1957, in Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia. He enlisted in the US Navy on September 10, 1975 and was assigned in USS Trenton. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 19, 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 Hinesville Cemetery, Hinesville, Liberty County, Georgia, USA.