Robert Earl Geller
Lieutenant
VA-65, CVW-17, USS FORRESTAL, TF 77, 7TH FLEET United States Navy Washington, District of Columbia September 12, 1924 to July 29, 1967 ROBERT E GELLER is on the Wall at Panel 24E, Line 24 |
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Four of my squadronmates died on 29 July 1967, Lieutenant Robert E Geller 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.
More information and a list of the dead are on The Virtual Wall's |
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