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Basking Ridge Native Among Seven Marines Killed Off the Coast of Florida

Basking Ridge New Jersey

The 31-year-old Basking Ridge native was one of the seven Marines killed off the coast of Florida, according to the Marine Corps.

Marine Corps. said Tuesday at approximately 8:30 p.m., Shaw was in a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed during a training exercise. The crash killed a total of seven  Marines and four National Guard soldiers.

Capt. Stanford Henry Shaw III graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2006. Shaw III served two tours in Iraq. 

Photo: US Marine Corps

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