★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LTjg Stephen LaBarre '74, USN was lost on March 22, 1978 when the SH-3 Sea King he was piloting crashed near Fallon, Nevada. He was a member of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, which was based at North Island Naval Air Station, California.
From the July-August 1978 issue of Shipmate:
A native of Pennsylvania, he was graduated with the Class of 1974. While at the Naval Academy he was an active participant in the Masqueraders. Upon graduation he was temporarily assigned to VA-15 until October 1974 when he entered flight training. In January 1976 he completed this training and then specialized in the Sea King twin-turbine amphibious ASW helicopter as a replacement pilot. He was serving with HS-4 at NAS, North Island, San Diego, as a helicopter second pilot and as the squadron training officer at the time of his death.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon LaBarre of Pen Argyl, PA; and a brother, Lt. (jg) Alan LaBarre USN serving in USS Jason (AR-8).
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/STEPHEN_G._LABARRE,_LTJG,_USN