One of the seven sailors killed in the crash between a U.S. Navy warship and a shipping vessel was trapped below decks and drowned after he heroically dived into a flooded compartment to save his shipmates, his uncle said.
The USS Fitzgerald was taking on water and officers ordered the bulkheads closed while Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., was still under water, Stanley Rehm told Wkyc.
The U.S. Navy has declined to comment on Stanley Rehm’s version of events, though the story of Gary Rehm’s heroism is being widely circulated among sailors, People can confirm.
The USS Fitzgerald was taking on water and officers ordered the bulkheads closed while Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., was still under water, Stanley Rehm told Wkyc.
The U.S. Navy has declined to comment on Stanley Rehm’s version of events, though the story of Gary Rehm’s heroism is being widely circulated among sailors, People can confirm.
- 6/21/2017
- by Stephanie Petit and Susan Keating
- PEOPLE.com
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