William Edward Nordeen (October 9, 1936 – June 28, 1988) was a US Navy captain and diplomat. Born in Amery, Wisconsin and raised in nearby Centuria, he was the United States defense and naval attaché to the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece. Nordeen was killed in Greece by a bomb set off by far-left anti-imperialist terrorist group 17 November due to his involvement in the US Navy and the US embassy in Greece. The 51-year-old US Navy captain was driving in an armor-plated sedan near Athens when a car bomb was detonated next to him via remote control. He was thrown from the car and killed by the blast. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia. The Greek urban guerrilla Marxist organization 17 November claimed the blast, making Nordeen one of five American embassy employees killed by the organization. Notes External links 1936 births 1988 deaths 1988 murders in Greece United States Navy officers American diplomats Assassinated American diplomats Assassinated military personnel Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Deaths by car bomb Victims of the Revolutionary Organization 17 November American terrorism victims Terrorism deaths in Greece American people murdered abroad Male murder victims People murdered in Greece People from Amery, Wisconsin Military personnel from Wisconsin American military personnel killed in action United States naval attachés