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15:50 -- TBF (T-3) Ens. F. Tomaszak, A-V(N), USNR made landing 32,000.
17:52 -- SBD (B-18), pilot Ens. W.F. Martin, A-V(N), USNR landed on deck damaging gear and propellor. Shark, Paul Levern, S.2/c, 940 81 96, USNR was hit by left landing gear which broke off from (B-18) and was pronounced dead by Comdr. C.W. Letcher (MC), USNR immediately upon his arrival at the scene of the accident. The diagnosis as to the cause of death was a broken neck. ... The death was not a result of negligence.
When I visited the USS Yorktown, they had an exhibit honoring all the men that have died on all US aircaft carriers except the USS Sable and the USS Wolverine. Those pilots and crewmembers like Seaman Shark that died should also be honored as part of that exhibit.
