{"id":36605,"date":"2020-08-20T16:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T16:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/20\/navy-chief-dies-in-accident-while-on-leave\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:54:11","slug":"navy-chief-dies-in-accident-while-on-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/08\/20\/navy-chief-dies-in-accident-while-on-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy chief dies in accident while on leave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A California-based Navy chief died late last month in a car crash, officials have confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Aviation Electrician\u2019s Mate David J. 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Davis was assigned to the guided-missile destroyer Hopper.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He hailed from nearby Greenfield, Missouri, and is survived by a wife and four daughters, according to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tributearchive.com\/obituaries\/17632914\/David-J-Cahill\" target=_blank>obituary<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cahill\u2019s family could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chief had been assigned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/netc\/centers\/cnatt\/Default.aspx\" target=_blank>Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit<\/a> at Naval Air Station North Island, California, since January 2019, according to his service record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are saddened by the death of Chief Cahill,\u201d Cmdr. 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