Capt Benjamin Nathaniel Cerniglia

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Capt Benjamin Nathaniel Cerniglia

Birth
Death
22 Feb 2012 (aged 31)
Arizona, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 60 Site 10130
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Capt US Marine Corps
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, out of Camp Pendleton, CA

He was one of seven Marines who died in a collision of two helicopters, a AH-1W Cobra and a UH-1Y Huey, during a training exercise along the California-Arizona border.

He was survived by his father; his mother; his son; his daughter; and his two brothers.

Interment on November 5, 2012.

Also killed were,
Maj Nathan William Anderson USMC
LtCol Thomas Andrew Budrejko USMC
Sgt Justin Avery Everett USMC
LCpl Corey Allen Little USMC
Capt Michael Morley Quin USMC
LCpl Nickoulas Howard Elliott USMC
Capt US Marine Corps
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, out of Camp Pendleton, CA

He was one of seven Marines who died in a collision of two helicopters, a AH-1W Cobra and a UH-1Y Huey, during a training exercise along the California-Arizona border.

He was survived by his father; his mother; his son; his daughter; and his two brothers.

Interment on November 5, 2012.

Also killed were,
Maj Nathan William Anderson USMC
LtCol Thomas Andrew Budrejko USMC
Sgt Justin Avery Everett USMC
LCpl Corey Allen Little USMC
Capt Michael Morley Quin USMC
LCpl Nickoulas Howard Elliott USMC

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