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Lents, Dale Eugene |
Birth |
7 Oct 1941 |
Clay County, Illinois [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
LENT.D001 |
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18364170 |
Military Service |
Fireman, USS Thor, United States Navy [1, 2] |
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United States of America Flag, 50 Stars (1960 - Present)
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United States Navy
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United States Navy
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Fireman (FN) (E-3), United States Navy
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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USS Thor, (ARC-4), United States Navy
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Death |
2 Jun 1962 |
Elizabethen Bay, Norfolk, Virginia [1, 2] |
- Dale was serving in the U. S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Thor when his ship was on 24 hour shore leave at Norfolk, Virginia. He and another buddy were going over to another ship docked there to visit. The exact story never came out but Dale drowned in the Elizabethan Bay there. It was 6 days before they recovered his body. He was 20 years old. Foul play was suspected but never proven.
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Burial |
8 Jun 1962 |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2, 3] |
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Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
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Headstone, Lents, Dale Eugene
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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Headstone, Lents, Dale Eugene
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Person ID |
I503 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants |
Last Modified |
17 Jun 2023 |
Father |
Lents, Earl Aloyisius, b. 2 Apr 1907, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois d. 30 Jun 1957, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 50 years) |
Mother |
Wease, Geneva Dell, b. 5 Apr 1919, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Jan 2011, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 91 years) |
Marriage |
21 Nov 1936 |
Clay County, Illinois [4, 5] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 29 years and 7 months - She : 17 years and 7 months. |
Family ID |
F268 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |