Extracted from the Asbury Park Press, Tuesday, April 4, 1933 This is a partial list of men aboard the Navy derigible, Akron. They are all from Monmouth/Ocean County area. (Mainly Ocean) Akron, Fired By Storm, Crashes off Barnegat, Wreckage Found; Boats Search For Bodies of 73 The navy dirigible, Akron, queen of the airships of the world, caught fire at 12:30 a.m. today in a violent thunderstorm and fell into the sea 20 miles off Barnegat inlet with 76 men aboard, including Rear Admiral William Moffett. Four men were pulled out of the water, only 3 survived. Enlisted men onboard from Monmouth and Ocean County Barnhart, Benny - 423 Central Ave., Lakehurst Boelsen, Peter - 70 Main St., South Toms River Cooper, Fred - Lakehurst Copeland, Robert W. - Lakehurst Deal, Richard E. - 307 Fourth St., Lakewood Dean, Carl - 1009 Monmouth Ave., Lakewood Fink, Elmer E. - Lakehurst Graves, Hilbert M. - Lakehurst Hoover, Paul S. - Beachwood Hulting, Lewis O. -512 River Ave., Lakehurst Johnson, Rufus B. - Lilock St., Lakehurst Lapman, Wilbur R. - Toms River McClellan, Benjamin C. - 613 1/2 Ridge Ave., Asbury Park Russell, William A. - Beachwood Rutan, Lucius W. - Lakehurst Shauger, Paul R. - River Ave., Lakewood Stine, Ralph C. - River Road, Belmar Walck, Lewis T. - Church St., Lakehurst Officers onboard from Monmouth and Ocean County Commdr. Berry, Fred P. - Lakehurst Lieut. Calloway, Charles H. - Lakehurst Lieut. Calman, George - Toms River Lieut. Clendenning, Cyrus - Toms River Lieut. Dugan, Hammond J. - Lakehurst Commander McCord, Frank C. - Lakehurst Lieut. Miller, Charles F. - Toms River Rear Admiral Moffett, William A. Lieut. Redfield, Morgan - Lakewood Lieut. Severyns, Joseph - Lakehurst Chief Machinist Walsh, George C. - Lakewood Lieut. Westcoat, Herbert Moore - Lakehurst Lieut. Commdr. Wiley, Herbert - Lakewood Men from Monmouth/Ocean Cty. who were saved Copeland, Robert - later died Deal, Richard E. Wiley, Herbert Debbie Coon