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Mape, John Clement, CDR.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Dublin
Last Address Dublin
Casualty Date Apr 13, 1966
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Vietnam, North (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Golden Gate National Cemetery (VA) - San Bruno, California
In May 1967 the city of Dublin, California, named a neighborhood park in his honor - the Mape Memorial Park.
John C. Mape,
Commander, United States Navy,
was buried on 30 April 1999 in
Plot S-0-641, Golden Gate National Cemetery,
San Bruno, San Mateo County, California,
among other men of courage and integrity.
Dixie Station, South Vietnam
From Month/Year
May / 1965
To Month/Year
August / 1966
Description Dixie Station was established in the South China Sea off the Mekong Delta May 15, 1965 to August 3, 1966 as a single-carrier counterpart to the multi-carrier Yankee Station, which was located further north near the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and was responsible for strikes on North Vietnamese targets.