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George Elton Wall
Airman
VA-106, CVW-17, USS FORRESTAL, TF 77, 7TH FLEET United States Navy Dimmitt, Texas May 17, 1945 to July 29, 1967 GEORGE E WALL is on the Wall at Panel 24E, Line 47 |
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I was in boot camp with George, February 4 1966 - April 30 1966, CO 083 in San Diego. God bless you George, sleep with the angels. Your friend, Carlos
Carlos X. Esqueda |
A Note from The Virtual Wall
USS 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.
More information and a list of the dead are on The Virtual Wall's |
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