Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Paul Anderson, an instructor at the Farrier Firefighting Facility at Surface Warfare Officers School Command Engineering Learning Site in Norfolk, stands in front a plaque in memory of Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Gerald W. Farrier, who lost his life during a fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA 59). While conducting combat operations against North Vietnam, 134 heroic shipmates lost their lives during the fire on July 29, 1967, in the Gulf of Tonkin. (U.S. Navy photo by David Todd/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.26.2013 |
Date Posted: | 07.31.2013 20:46 |
Photo ID: | 985674 |
VIRIN: | 130726-N-ST310-007 |
Resolution: | 1200x1808 |
Size: | 1.62 MB |
Location: | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US |
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