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Third Sailors Dies From COVID-19 Complications

Master-at-Arms Justin Wilson plays ‘Taps” during a burial at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN-70). US Navy Photo

A Navy Reserve sailor in Ohio died earlier this month from complications related to COVID-19, the service announced on Thursday.

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Abdigafar Salad Warsame, 52, was assigned to Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Columbus, Ohio, according to a statement from the Navy Reserve. His home of record was in Georgia, according to his...

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Reserve Seabee Was the Second Sailor to Die From COVID-19

The Navy has identified the sailor who died from complications related to COVID-19 earlier this week.

“On Dec. 1, Builder 2nd Class Nathan Huff Bishop, 33, a U.S. Navy Reserve sailor assigned to Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Akron, Ohio, passed away at a local hospital in Canton, Ohio,” Cmdr. Ben Tisdale told USNI News on Thursday morning.
“The apparent cause of death was from complications associated with the coronavirus disease.”

Huff Bishop is the second sailor to die from...

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