Branch of Service: United States Navy
Date of Death: 19 January, 2011
Unit: Operations Specialist to the USS Halsey
Hometown: Panama City, Fla.
Petty Officer Dominique Cruz, 26, of Panama City, Fla., was found during search and rescue operations Jan. 19 in the Gulf of Oman after being reported missing Jan. 18. Cruz was assigned as an Operations Specialist to the USS Halsey homeported in San Diego, Calif. Halsey is currently deployed to the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations.
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