The U.S. Navy on Thursday released names of one sailor who died and nine others who were missing after the USS John McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore.
Divers recovered the remains of Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kenneth Aaron Smith, 22, whom the Navy listed as being from New Jersey. His mother said Smith grew up in Novi, Mich., and moved to Norfolk, Va., as a teenager with his father.
The military says five sailors were injured and 10 were missing following Monday's collision. The Navy says missing soldiers were from Missouri, Texas, Maryland, Ohio, New York, Connecticut and Illinois.
The collision tore a hole in the ship's left rear hull and flooded adjacent compartments, including crew berths and machinery and communication rooms. The U.S. Navy said it has suspended search and rescue efforts, though divers continue search and recovery efforts inside flooded compartments of the ship.
Other missing sailors:
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kenneth Aaron Smith, 22, of New Jersey
Darryl Smith called his son "a great young man" who made his family "incredibly proud."
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, 26, of Connecticut
Doyon enlisted in the Navy in April 2015 and his first ship was the USS John S. McCain.
Doyon's family said Thursday that it's a very difficult time and they're still hopeful he'll be found and come home. Doyon had first reported to the USS John S. McCain in June 2016.
Electronics Technician 1st Class Charles Nathan Findley, 31, of Missouri
Sister Toni Greim says she and Findley spent most of their childhoods "attached at the hip" and "moved around a lot as children with a Navy dad."
Findley has an 8-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old son who live in Virginia with their mom.
Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kevin Bushell, 26, of Maryland
Bushell tried a few jobs after high school but nothing really excited him until he decided to join the Navy, his father said.
Thomas Bushell said the service ended up being a good fit for his son, who didn't mind the regimented schedule or taking orders.
Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Corey George Ingram, 28, of New York
A county executive from New York's Hudson Valley expressed his support and admiration for the bravery of Ingram and his fellow sailors, as well as those involved in the search and recovery efforts.
Ingram's parents, Hubert and Jacqueline, live in Poughkeepsie, where his mother works for the county's Department of Social Services.
Electronics Technician 3rd Class John Henry Hoagland III, 20, of Texas
Hoagland enlisted in 2015 and has served aboard the McCain since October as an electronic technician.
"He's very proud of what he does," says his mother, Cynthia Kimball Kimball, who lives with her husband at Fort Benning in Georgia.
Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Logan Stephen Palmer, 23, of Illinois
Palmer loved serving in the Navy because it let him see the world after an eye injury kept him from being an Air Force fighter pilot, brother Austin Palmer said.
Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jacob Daniel Drake, 21, of Ohio
Drake's fiancée, Megan Partlow, said she has been planning their wedding scheduled for next summer, but now is overwhelmed and unsure how to proceed.
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