Navy Identifies NAWDC Sailor Who Died of COVID-Related Complications

Commander, Naval Air Forces
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class WINTER GRIFFITH

Date: 10.05.2021
Posted: 10.06.2021 15:10
News ID: 406868

SAN DIEGO – Aviation Electrician's Mates (AE) (Mechanical) 1st Class Cory Weber, assigned to Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Command (NAWDC) in Fallon, Nevada, passed away due to COVID-19 related complications at Sunrise hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada on Oct. 3.

Weber, 51, began isolation on Sept. 13, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 17, and was hospitalized on Sept. 20.

We mourn alongside the family, friends and shipmates of Petty Officer Weber during this extremely difficult time, and we ask that their privacy be respected.

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