RM3 Emil White, KIA, NSGA Sabana Seca
September 7, 1959 – December 3, 1979
RM3 Emil White, a radioman serving at NSGA Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico was killed by gunfire when terrorists attacked a bus he was riding in. RM3 White was seating directly behind CTO1 John Ball, the bus driver. Both men were killed and several other Sailors on board the bus were injured.

Dec. 9, 1979, file photo, an honor guard of the U.S. Navy carries the coffin bearing the remains of Radioman 3rd Class Emil E. White, one of two sailors killed in a terrorist attack on a Navy bus in Puerto Rico. At one point, 13 people were suspected of involvement in the attack. Four of those have since died, including one suspected gunman whom authorities say died in a drug-related shooting. (AP Photo/HH, File) (The Associated Press)

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