THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, November 24, 1994 TAG: 9411240616
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 25 lines
A sailor assigned to the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower died Tuesday evening after falling overboard while the ship was in port in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates.
The body of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerry Louis Johnson, 24, of Memphis, Tenn., an interior communications electrician, was found shortly after 7 p.m. by Navy divers who responded after crew members reported hearing a splash and seeing a body in the water.
The Eisenhower concluded a three-day port visit to the U.A.E. on Wednesday and is scheduled to resume operations in the Persian Gulf.
The ship left Norfolk Oct. 20 on a six-month deployment.
KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT MILITARY ACCIDENT GENERAL FATALITY by CNB