Wolfe Rodney Lee

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Rodney Lee Wolfe is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

USS Guam and Trenton memorial

Name:

Rodney Lee Wolfe

Rank:

Operations Specialist Chief Petty Officer

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Unit:

U.S.S. Trenton

Date of Death:

1977-01-17

State:

California

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cem., Arlington, Virginia

Plot:

Section 60 Site 1120

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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.