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LTJG Charles Joseph Skelly

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LTJG Charles Joseph Skelly Veteran

Birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Death
21 May 1935 (aged 30)
At Sea
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea Add to Map
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Lieutenant (Junior Grade) C. J. Skelly, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #3704 in 1930. Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1927.

LTJG Skelly, along with the other five crewmembers of their seaplane, died when it crashed near Midway Is. in the Pacific during fleet exercises.

Despite a massive search effort, no bodies were ever recovered. LTJG Skelly left a widow, Miriam, and three young children.
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) C. J. Skelly, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #3704 in 1930. Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1927.

LTJG Skelly, along with the other five crewmembers of their seaplane, died when it crashed near Midway Is. in the Pacific during fleet exercises.

Despite a massive search effort, no bodies were ever recovered. LTJG Skelly left a widow, Miriam, and three young children.


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