{"id":27545,"date":"2017-08-31T22:28:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T22:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/31\/navy-honors-the-mccains-10-lost-sailors-with-posthumous-advancements\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:17:26","slug":"navy-honors-the-mccains-10-lost-sailors-with-posthumous-advancements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/08\/31\/navy-honors-the-mccains-10-lost-sailors-with-posthumous-advancements\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy Honors the McCain&#8217;s 10 lost sailors with posthumous advancements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy has posthumously advanced the 10 sailors who died aboard the destroyer John S. McCain to their next higher rank, the chief of naval personnel\u2019s office&nbsp;announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10 sailors died in the aftermath of a collision between the guided-missile destroyer and the Liberian-flagged merchant vessel Alnic MC on Aug. 21 near the Strait of Malacca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy previously honored the seven sailors killed onboard the guided-missile destroyer Fitzgerald in a similar manner. &nbsp;The advancements are symbolic and intended to honor the deceased. The gesture extends to the titles, but does not reflect any alteration in benefits<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/17\/seven-fitz-sailors-posthumously-advanced\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fitzgerald-sailors.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Seven Fitz sailors posthumously advanced<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The seven sailors were killed when the guided-missile 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1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electronics Technician 1st Class Charles Nathan Findley, 31, from Kansas City, Missouri, advanced to Chief Electronics Technician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Abraham-Lopez.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Abraham-Lopez.JPG.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Abraham-Lopez.JPG.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Abraham-Lopez.JPG.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Abraham-Lopez.JPG.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Abraham-Lopez.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,2048 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Abraham Lopez, 39, from El Paso, Texas, advanced to Chief Interior Communications Electrician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"726\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kevin-S-Bushell.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kevin-S-Bushell.JPG.jpg 484w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kevin-S-Bushell.JPG.jpg?resize=200,300 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kevin Sayer Bushell, 26, from Gaithersburg, Maryland, advanced to Electronics Technician 1st Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"712\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ingram.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ingram.jpeg.jpg 534w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ingram.jpeg.jpg?resize=225,300 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Corey George Ingram, 28, from Poughkeepsie, New York (Ingram Family)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Corey George Ingram, 28, from Poughkeepsie, New York, advanced to Information Systems 1st Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"735\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jacob-D-Drake.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15404\" 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Drake had was already been selected for promotion and authorized to wear the rank of a second class petty officer, but had not yet been officially advanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"640\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Timothy-T-Eckels-Jr.PNG.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Timothy-T-Eckels-Jr.PNG.png 510w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Timothy-T-Eckels-Jr.PNG.png?resize=239,300 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Timothy Thomas Eckels Jr., 23, from Manchester, Maryland, was posthumously advanced to Information Systems Technician 2nd Class. Eckels had already been selected for promotion and authorized to wear the rank of a second class petty officer, but had not yet been officially advanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"540\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dustin-L-Doyon.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dustin-L-Doyon.JPG.jpg 360w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dustin-L-Doyon.JPG.jpg?resize=200,300 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, 26, from Suffield, Connecticut, advanced to Electronics Technician 2nd Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"657\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/John-H-Hoagland-III.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/John-H-Hoagland-III.JPG.jpg 438w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/John-H-Hoagland-III.JPG.jpg?resize=200,300 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electronics Technician 3rd Class John Henry Hoagland III, 20, from Killeen, Texas, advanced to Electronics Technician 2nd Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"384\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Logan-S-Palmer.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Logan-S-Palmer.JPG.jpg 256w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Logan-S-Palmer.JPG.jpg?resize=200,300 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Logan Stephen Palmer, 23, from Decatur, Illinois, advanced to Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"396\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kenneth-A-Smith.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kenneth-A-Smith.JPG.jpg 264w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kenneth-A-Smith.JPG.jpg?resize=200,300 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kenneth Aaron Smith, 22, from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, advanced to Electronics Technician 2nd Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 10 sailors died in the aftermath of a collision between the guided-missile destroyer and the Liberian-flagged merchant vessel Alnic MC on Aug. 21 near the Strait of Malacca.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":56263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":65,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[12,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3087],"class_list":["post-27545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"JHX4URUSLNEC5CUOC3UTZC6MBM","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/08\/31\/navy-honors-the-mccains-10-lost-sailors-with-posthumous-advancements\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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