Vietnam War Navy veteran
SN Joseph Grisafi
enlistment date: 14 December 1970
Hostile, Died of Wounds, Misadventure, Sea Casualty
Offshore, North Vietnam
7TH Fleet, USS Newport News (CA-148)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Panel 01W - Line 80
Kish Funeral Home
October 1, 1972, On this date, at about 01:00 while on a support mission off the coast of Vietnam, an explosion that tore through the center barrel of Gun Turret #2, killed 20 of our shipmates. Some died in the explosion, others died of smoke inhalation. An eight inch projectile jammed inside the center barrel as it was being fired. The powder casing behind the projectile fired inside the barrel, causing an explosion which had no place to go but into the gunner's compartment. Smoke quickly spread throughout the ship putting many of us at risk. Most of the ships company survived but at least 20 did not.
SA Herman Carol Acker
SN Jack Stephen Bergman, Jr
BM3 William Clark, Jr
GMG3 Charles Wayne Clinard
SA Ronald Paul Daley
SR Raymond Rance Davis
SN Terry Wayne Deal
SN Joseph Grisafi
SA William Harrison, III
GMG2 Tommy Hawker
SA Robert Kikkert
SN Edward McEleney, Jr
SA Robert Moore
SA Stanley Pilot, Jr
SN Ralph Robinson
GMG1 Wesley Rose
SA Richy Rucker
SA Jeffery Scheller
SN David Lee Scott
SA Richard Tessman
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/memorial/nn_oct1.htm
SN Joseph Grisafi
enlistment date: 14 December 1970
Hostile, Died of Wounds, Misadventure, Sea Casualty
Offshore, North Vietnam
7TH Fleet, USS Newport News (CA-148)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Panel 01W - Line 80
Kish Funeral Home
October 1, 1972, On this date, at about 01:00 while on a support mission off the coast of Vietnam, an explosion that tore through the center barrel of Gun Turret #2, killed 20 of our shipmates. Some died in the explosion, others died of smoke inhalation. An eight inch projectile jammed inside the center barrel as it was being fired. The powder casing behind the projectile fired inside the barrel, causing an explosion which had no place to go but into the gunner's compartment. Smoke quickly spread throughout the ship putting many of us at risk. Most of the ships company survived but at least 20 did not.
SA Herman Carol Acker
SN Jack Stephen Bergman, Jr
BM3 William Clark, Jr
GMG3 Charles Wayne Clinard
SA Ronald Paul Daley
SR Raymond Rance Davis
SN Terry Wayne Deal
SN Joseph Grisafi
SA William Harrison, III
GMG2 Tommy Hawker
SA Robert Kikkert
SN Edward McEleney, Jr
SA Robert Moore
SA Stanley Pilot, Jr
SN Ralph Robinson
GMG1 Wesley Rose
SA Richy Rucker
SA Jeffery Scheller
SN David Lee Scott
SA Richard Tessman
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/memorial/nn_oct1.htm
Vietnam War Navy veteran
SN Joseph Grisafi
enlistment date: 14 December 1970
Hostile, Died of Wounds, Misadventure, Sea Casualty
Offshore, North Vietnam
7TH Fleet, USS Newport News (CA-148)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Panel 01W - Line 80
Kish Funeral Home
October 1, 1972, On this date, at about 01:00 while on a support mission off the coast of Vietnam, an explosion that tore through the center barrel of Gun Turret #2, killed 20 of our shipmates. Some died in the explosion, others died of smoke inhalation. An eight inch projectile jammed inside the center barrel as it was being fired. The powder casing behind the projectile fired inside the barrel, causing an explosion which had no place to go but into the gunner's compartment. Smoke quickly spread throughout the ship putting many of us at risk. Most of the ships company survived but at least 20 did not.
SA Herman Carol Acker
SN Jack Stephen Bergman, Jr
BM3 William Clark, Jr
GMG3 Charles Wayne Clinard
SA Ronald Paul Daley
SR Raymond Rance Davis
SN Terry Wayne Deal
SN Joseph Grisafi
SA William Harrison, III
GMG2 Tommy Hawker
SA Robert Kikkert
SN Edward McEleney, Jr
SA Robert Moore
SA Stanley Pilot, Jr
SN Ralph Robinson
GMG1 Wesley Rose
SA Richy Rucker
SA Jeffery Scheller
SN David Lee Scott
SA Richard Tessman
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/memorial/nn_oct1.htm
SN Joseph Grisafi
enlistment date: 14 December 1970
Hostile, Died of Wounds, Misadventure, Sea Casualty
Offshore, North Vietnam
7TH Fleet, USS Newport News (CA-148)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Panel 01W - Line 80
Kish Funeral Home
October 1, 1972, On this date, at about 01:00 while on a support mission off the coast of Vietnam, an explosion that tore through the center barrel of Gun Turret #2, killed 20 of our shipmates. Some died in the explosion, others died of smoke inhalation. An eight inch projectile jammed inside the center barrel as it was being fired. The powder casing behind the projectile fired inside the barrel, causing an explosion which had no place to go but into the gunner's compartment. Smoke quickly spread throughout the ship putting many of us at risk. Most of the ships company survived but at least 20 did not.
SA Herman Carol Acker
SN Jack Stephen Bergman, Jr
BM3 William Clark, Jr
GMG3 Charles Wayne Clinard
SA Ronald Paul Daley
SR Raymond Rance Davis
SN Terry Wayne Deal
SN Joseph Grisafi
SA William Harrison, III
GMG2 Tommy Hawker
SA Robert Kikkert
SN Edward McEleney, Jr
SA Robert Moore
SA Stanley Pilot, Jr
SN Ralph Robinson
GMG1 Wesley Rose
SA Richy Rucker
SA Jeffery Scheller
SN David Lee Scott
SA Richard Tessman
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/memorial/nn_oct1.htm
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