Barton, Dennis Michael, LT

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1965-1967, USS Forrestal (CV-59)

Service Years
1960 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Iowa

Year of Birth
1935

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Casualty Info

Home Town Des Moines, IA	Last Address Des Moines, IA

Casualty Date Jul 29, 1967
Cause Non Hostile- Died while Missing	Reason Other Accident
Location Tonkin Gulf	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 46, Site 556-558

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1967, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2016, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2016, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2016, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments


	1963-1967, VA-46 Clansman
	1965-1967, USS Forrestal (CV-59)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1964-1973 Yankee Station, North Vietnam
	1967-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (67-68)/USS Forrestal (CVA-59) Fire

Colleges Attended



	1954-1955, University of Northern Iowa
	1956-1959, University of Iowa

Other News, Events and Photographs


	ARLINGTON
	Jul 18, 1959, Service Entry Date
	Nov 13, 1959, Commission Date (rank of Ensign)
	May 13, 1961, Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade
	Nov 01, 1963, Promoted to Lieutenant
	Feb 01, 2016, Other Photos

Additional Information

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.