▁to ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁Virginia , ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁mail ▁plan es . ▁Plan es ▁and ▁vessels ▁searched ▁the ▁sea ▁off ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁George ▁F . ▁Mc D erm ott , ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁press ▁as ▁the ▁fifth ▁f lier ▁to ▁die ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁army ' s ▁task ▁of ▁carrying ▁the ▁air ▁mail . ▁For ced ▁down ▁amid st ▁" cr ash ing ▁waves ", ▁Mc D erm ott ' s ▁two ▁compan ions , ▁Lie uten ants ▁J . ▁H . ▁Roth rock ▁and ▁W . ▁S . ▁P oc ock , ▁were ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁destroy er ▁USS ▁Bern ad ou . ▁They ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁" weak ▁from ▁expos ure ." ▁The ▁vessel ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁Mc D erm ott , ▁nor ▁salv age ▁the ▁dis integr ating ▁plane . ▁" Mc D erm ott , ▁whose ▁family ▁lives ▁in ▁Green field , ▁Pa ., ▁sli pped ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁ icy ▁Atlantic ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁plane ▁fal tered ▁and ▁al ight ed . ▁His ▁compan ions , ▁cl ad ▁in ▁heavy ▁flying ▁su its ▁and ▁weak ened ▁by ▁expos ure , ▁could ▁not ▁help ▁him ." ▁Mc D erm ott , ▁" 2 3 , ▁batt led ▁side ▁by ▁side ▁with t ▁[ s ic ] ▁his ▁compan ions , ▁Lie ut . ▁J . ▁H . ▁Roth rock ▁and ▁Lie ut . ▁W . ▁S . ▁P oc ock , ▁for