★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LTjg Carey Arthur '79, USN was lost on November 17, 1981 when his S-3A Viking crashed short of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) approximately 70 miles northwest of Sicily. He was a member of Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 24.
From the March 1982 issue of Shipmate:
Carey was a lifelong resident of Wayne, New Jersey. At Wayne Hills High School he was co-captain of the wrestling team and president of the Ecology Club. He was an Eagle Scout and was active in scouting programs wherever he was stationed.
Appointed to the Naval Academy after graduation from high school, Carey was assigned to the 22nd Company. At graduation he was awarded the Frederick L. Sawyer Prize for outstanding achievement in the study of economics. He was active with the sailing team and helped return the Academy's sailboat ALLIANCE across the Atlantic after the Fastnet Races.
Carey was designated a naval flight officer in 1980 and reported for duty with Air Anti- Submarine Squadron 41 at North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego, California. Last August he was assigned to the Air Wing VS-24 at Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida, and joined the crew of NIMITZ.
He is survived by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. Foster Arthur of Wayne, New Jersey; a brother, Raymond Lawrence Arthur of Wayne; and his maternal grandmother, Evelyn Fleming, of Raleigh, North Carolina. His paternal uncle is Capt. Charles Snowden Arthur USN (Ret.) '38.
To Honor! ⚓
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