{"id":50547,"date":"2017-08-08T01:20:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T01:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/08\/three-marines-killed-in-osprey-crash-off-australia-identified\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:53:10","slug":"three-marines-killed-in-osprey-crash-off-australia-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/08\/three-marines-killed-in-osprey-crash-off-australia-identified\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Marines killed in Osprey crash off Australia identified"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three Marines killed when their MV-22B Osprey crashed Saturday off Queensland, Australia, have been identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st Lt. Benjamin R. Cross, 26, of Oxford, Maine, was assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, according to III Marine Expeditionary Force. Cross\u2019 decorations include the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cpl. Nathaniel F. Ordway, 21, of Sedgwick, Kansas, was also with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, III MEF announced in a news release. His decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pfc. Ruben P. Velasco, 19, of Los Angeles, was assigned to Battery G, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, the news release said. His decorations include the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. \u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\t