Lawrence Lester Coles died attempting to save Delroy D. Taylor from suffocation, Camden, New Jersey, August 20, 1974. Aboard a ship being dismantled, Taylor, 23, entered a fuel tank which previously contained oil; and he lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen in the confined area. Coles, 21, college student on summer employment at the shipyard, started down a ladder into the tank. He also was overcome, and he fell to the bottom of the tank alongside Taylor. A rescue squad removed Coles and Taylor; but neither man could be revived. 54141-6160
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