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Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
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Last Primary NEC
PR-0000-Parachute Rigger
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Aircrew Survival Equipmentman
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Primary Unit
1965-1967, PR-0000, USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
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Service Years
1953 - 1967
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Personal Details
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Home State
West Virginia | |
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Year of Birth
1934 |
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Adkins, Marvin Jarrell, PR2.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Mallory, WV |
Last Address
Mallory, WV
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Casualty Date
Jul 29, 1967 |
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Cause
Non Hostile- Died while Missing |
Reason
Other Cause |
Location
Tonkin Gulf |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Forest Lawn Cemetery - Pecks Mill, West Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
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Last Known Activity
The 1967 USS Forrestal fire was a devastating fire and series of chain-reaction explosions on 29 July 1967, that killed 134 sailors and injured 161 on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59), after an electrical anomaly discharged a Zuni rocket on the flight deck. Forrestal was engaged in combat operations in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War at the time.
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Comments/Citation
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