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William J. Tierney
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Rank
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
April 26, 1952
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Lieutenant Commander Tierney was Commanding Officer of the destroyer-minesweeper USS HOBSON (DMS-26). While on night maneuvers in the mid-Atlantic on April 26, 1952, the USS HOBSON collided with the aircraft carrier, USS WASP. The HOBSON sank with Lieutenant Commander Tierney and 175 others listed as missing. |
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