★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
ENS Frederick Minier '73, USN was lost on May 30, 1975 while diving next to his ship, USS Sampson (DDG 10), at Taormina, Sicily. While conducting an underwater inspection of the ship’s hull, another officer was caught in the forward main condenser intake. Frederick succeeded in freeing him, but became stuck himself. A third diver attempted to rescue Frederick, but Frederick instead activated the other man's flotation device. He was survived by his parents -- coincidentally stationed with the State Department in Sampson's home port of Athens, Greece -- and his sister.
To Honor! ⚓
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