Gerald Albert WehdeAviation Structural Mechanic 3rd ClassVA-65, CVW-17, USS FORRESTAL United States Navy 24 December 1943 - 29 July 1967 Old Monroe, MO Panel 24E Line 048 |
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Four of my squadronmates died on 29 July 1967, Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas J Dawson Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph C Shartzer Petty Officer 3nd Class Gerald A Wehde They are remembered.Mark WhitworthAttack Squadron 65, 1966-70 E-mail address is not available. |
A Note from The Virtual WallUSS FORRESTAL arrived on Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin on 25 July 1967 and immediately began combat operations. The first four days were routine; the fifth day, 29 July, was not.At 10:52 AM a 5-inch Zuni rocket accidentally fired across the crowded flight deck, impacting an armed A-4 Skyhawk. The resulting explosions and fires raged for 13 hours and more, killing 135 crewmen with hundreds more injured.
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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