★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LTjg James Lazevnick, USN '84 was lost on July 30, 1987 when the SH-3 Sea King helicopter he was co-piloting crashed while attempting to land aboard USS La Salle (AGF 3) in the Persian Gulf. He was a member of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 2; three other men aboard the helicopter were also killed.
From the December 1987 issue of Shipmate:
Born in Camden, New Jersey, he grew up in Paulsboro, attending St. John's Church and parish school, and Paulsboro High School. He participated in football, basketball and track, and reported high school scores to the local newspaper. He was a member of the student government association and the National Honor Society. He was his high school's homecoming chairman during his senior year. He submitted poems to his school's literary magazine and also worked part-time at the local K-mart store.
Appointed to the Naval Academy from New Jersey, he graduated in the top third of the Class of 1984. He married the former Linda Parker of Waldorf, Maryland, and served two years at the Academy as an instructor before undergoing flight training in Pensacola, Florida, which he completed in March 1986.
He was first assigned to Helicopter Support Squadron One in Pensacola and joined Helicopter Support Squadron Two at NAS Norfolk last March.
He deployed to the Persian Gulf in April and the next month helped rescue crewmen from the ill-fated USS STARK.
He is survived by his widow, Linda; his parents, John J. and Elizabeth of Paulsboro; two brothers, John B. of Salisbury, N.C. and Joseph P. of Paulsboro; and a sister, Mary Beth of Clementon, N.J.
To Honor! ⚓
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