United States Department of Defense

CASUALTIES IN THE INCIDENT ON USS COLE

The Navy announced today the following casualties in the incident on USS Cole:

Killed in the incident were:

• Electronics Technician First Class Richard Costelow, Morrisville, Pa.
• Signalman Seaman Recruit Cherone Louis Gunn, Rex, Ga.
• Seaman James Rodrick McDaniels, Norfolk, Va.
• Seaman Recruit Lakiba Nicole Palmer, San Diego, Calif.
• Operations Specialist Second Class Timothy Lamont Saunders, Ringold, Va.
• Ensign Andrew Triplett, Macon, Miss.
• Seaman Apprentice Craig Bryan Wibberley, Williamsport, Md.

Those still listed as missing are:

• Hull Maintenance Technician Third Class Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter, Mechanicsville, Va.
• Mess Management Specialist Seaman Lakeina Monique Francis, Woodleaf, N.C.
• Information Systems Technician Seaman Timothy Lee Gauna, Rice, Texas
• Engineman Second Class Marc Ian Nieto, Fond Du Lac, Wis.
• Electronics Warfare Technician Third Class Ronald Scott Owens, Vero Beach, Fla.
• Engineman Fireman Joshua Langdon Parlett, Churchville, Md.
• Fireman Apprentice Patrick Howard Roy, Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y.
• Electronics Warfare Technician Second Class Kevin Shawn Rux, Portland, N.D.
• Mess Management Specialist Third Class Ronchester Mananga Santiago, Kingsville, Texas
• Fireman Gary Graham Swenchonis, Jr., Rockport, Texas

Additionally, more than three dozen USS Cole Sailors were injured in the incident, several of them seriously.