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Eight crewmen were wounded in the attack.
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The explosion aboard the Sultana was followed by the state's second-deadliest steamboat disaster, the destruction of the Miami by fire on the Arkansas River, with a loss of as many as 200 passengers and crewmen.
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arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The sole survivor The wreck claimed the lives of 28 of its 29 crewman, leaving only Dennis Hale alive.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
Almost half of the dead were crewmen from the battleship USS Arizona, which sank within minutes after a bomb struck its forward magazine, igniting more than a million pounds of ammunition.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
Two are serving as Navy Special Warfare combat crewmen, three in Air Force special operations units and fewer than 10 are Green Berets.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The sole survivor The wreck claimed the lives of 28 of its 29 crewman, leaving only Dennis Hale alive.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
Almost half of the dead were crewmen from the battleship USS Arizona, which sank within minutes after a bomb struck its forward magazine, igniting more than a million pounds of ammunition.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
Two are serving as Navy Special Warfare combat crewmen, three in Air Force special operations units and fewer than 10 are Green Berets.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Crewman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crewman. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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crewman
noun
crew·man
ˈkrü-mən 
: a member of a crew
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