19 of the Missing Named

The U.S. Navy on Friday released the names of 19 of the 27 crew members aboard two P-3C patrol planes that collided Thursday over the Pacific. All are presumed dead.

Lt. Cmdr. Robert A. Nemecek, 33, Westmoreland, N.Y.

Lt. Dennis L. Redmond, 26, Freehold, N.J.

Lt. Mark D. Hamilton, 26, Cedarburg, Wis.

Lt. Ned W. Metcalf, 26, Sarasota, Fla.

Lt. j.g. David G. Chaikin, 25, Lexington, Mass.

Lt. j.g. James B. Shields, 26, Auburn, Me.

Lt. j.g. Jay A. Williamson, 27, Moore, Okla.

Petty Officer John Cavuto, 22, Savannah, Ga.

Petty Officer Dorsey C. Owens, 19, Haysi, Va.

Petty Officer Richard A. Dabbs, 22, Ramer, Tenn.

Petty Officer Dennis G. Farquhar Jr., 20, Brooksville, Fla.

Petty Officer Randall D. Hall Jr., Saginaw, Mich.

Petty Officer Daryl J. Heikkinen, 31, Chassell, Mich.

Petty Officer Warren J. Houge, 32, Dalton, Ill.

Petty Officer Thomas M. McNerney Jr., 30, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Petty Officer Michael A. Rice, 23, Tacoma, Wash.

Petty Officer Daniel W. Smith, 27, Chetopa, Kan.

Petty Officer Francis S. Sposato, Tulsa, Okla.

Petty Officer Richard Tafoya, 21, Glendale, Calif.