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LCDR Robert Paul Vessely

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LCDR Robert Paul Vessely

Birth
Gary, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Death
31 Aug 1983 (aged 32)
Ceiba, Ceiba Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec: 13, Site: 5272-1-B
Memorial ID
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Test pilot, Lt. Commander Vessely, was killed during the Navy's Caribbean maneuvers (READEX-2-83) when his Vought A-7E Corsair II collided with another during a landing approach at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico. (The other pilot survived.)

Spouse = Patricia Ann Calkins

Parents = John Rudolph Vessely and Betty Aileve Capouch Prochaska.


Test pilot, Lt. Commander Vessely, was killed during the Navy's Caribbean maneuvers (READEX-2-83) when his Vought A-7E Corsair II collided with another during a landing approach at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico. (The other pilot survived.)

Spouse = Patricia Ann Calkins

Parents = John Rudolph Vessely and Betty Aileve Capouch Prochaska.




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