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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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Coast Guard identifies 9 missing in midair crash

The U.S. Coast Guard has identified nine people feared dead at sea following an air collision between a Coast Guard aircraft and a Marine Corps helicopter.

The missing crew members from the Coast Guard C-130 are all stationed in Sacramento, Calif., where their aircraft was based. They are:

_ Lt. Cmdr. Che J. Barnes, 35, Capay, Calif., aircraft commander.

_ Lt. Adam W. Bryant, 28, Crewe, Va., co-pilot.

_ Chief Petty Officer John F. Seidman, 43, Carmichael, Calif., flight engineer.

_ Petty Officer 2nd Class Carl P. Grigonis, 35, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, navigator.

_ Petty Officer 2nd Class Monica L. Beacham, 29, Decaturville, Tenn., radio operator.

_ Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason S. Moletzsky, 26, Norristown, Pa., air crew.

_ Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny R. Kreder II, 22, Elm Mott, Texas, drop master.

The missing crew members from the Marine Corps helicopter are:

_ Maj. Samuel Leigh, 35, Belgrade, Maine.

_ 1st Lt. Thomas Claiborne, 26, Parker, Colo.

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