Gallant, Joseph A.., HMC

Deceased

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Service Details

Final Rank
Chief Petty Officer

Last NEC
HM-8402-Submarine Force Independent Duty Corpsman

Last NEC Group
Hospital Corpsman

Primary Unit
1961-1963, USS Thresher (SSN-593)

Service Years
1945 - 1963

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Maine

Year of Birth
1927

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Contact Info

Last Address Portsmouth, NH
Date of Passing Apr 10, 1963

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1945-1946, USS Franklin D.Roosevelt (CVA-42)

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From Month/Year - / 1945	To Month/Year - / 1946
Unit USS Franklin D.Roosevelt (CVA-42) Unit Page
Rank Hospitalman	NEC Not Specified
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Patch	USS Franklin D.Roosevelt (CVA-42) Details
	USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB-42) (later CVA-42 and CV-42) Named for Franklin D. Roosevelt CLASS - MIDWAY Displacement 45,000 Tons, Dimensions, 968' (oa) x 113' x 35' (Max) Armament 18 x 5"/54AA 84 x 40mm, 68 x 20mm, 137 Aircraft. Armor, 7.6" Belt, 3 1/2" Flight Deck, 2" Deck, 6 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery, 212,000; SHP, Geared turbines, 4 screws Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 410 The Home Site for the CV-42 http://ussfranklindroosevelt.com/ USS *Franklin D. Roosevelt* (CV-42) was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on 1 October 1977. Final bids on Sale No. 16-8007 for ex-CV 42 were opened at 1400 hrs. on 31 March 1978. Sold to Union Minerals & Alloy Corp. of New York City, NY, 11 April 1978, in the amount of $2,111,013.37. *Rosieentered the River Terminal Development Co. facility, Kearny, NJ, for scrapping, 3 May 1978. (Thanks to* Larry Blumenthal for the info.)
	Type Combat - Sea
	Parent Unit Midway-class	Strength Aircraft Carrier
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Feb 4, 2009

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Gallant, Joseph A.., HMC

USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB-42) (later CVA-42 and CV-42)

USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB-42)
(later CVA-42 and CV-42)