★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LT Douglas Deem '76, USN was lost when his S-3A crashed short of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on November 17, 1981 approximately 70 miles northwest of Sicily. He was the co-pilot; CDR Phillip Reed '65, LTjg Carey Arhur '79, and the enlisted aircrewman were also killed.
From David Winters '76: "A group of us 36th Company 1/c, including Doug Deem, were talking over aspirations. Doug looked a bit adrift among that crowd who had finely developed career hopes and plans. He gazed at us as if we were from a different planet, looked down, shook his head and said, 'I dunno guys. All I want to do is have fun, and fly fast.'"
Doug was survived by his parents, a brother, and two sisters.
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/DOUGLAS_C._DEEM,_LT,_USN