Ryan, Terrence Patrick, LT

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1969-1970, USS Ranger (CV-61)

Service Years
1966 - 1970

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Cold War

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New Jersey

Year of Birth
1944

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Casualty Info

Home Town Summit	Last Address Summit

Casualty Date Jan 11, 1970
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Vietnam, South (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Saint Ann's Cemetery - Cormac, Ontario, Canada	Wall/Plot Coordinates 14W 027

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

"GRAY EAGLE"

Ranger was the first aircraft carrier in the world to be laid down as an angled-deck ship (her elder sisters Forrestal and Saratoga had been laid down as axial-deck ships and were converted for an angled deck while under construction). She was laid down 2 August 1954 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia, launched 29 September 1956, sponsored by Mrs. Arthur Radford (wife of Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard 10 August 1957, Captain Charles T. Booth II in command.

Comments/Citation:

This Military Service Page was created byBersley H Thomas, Jr. (Tom), SMCS to remember Ryan, Terrence Patrick, LT.

Tributes from Members


	TRIBUTE for LT Ryan3 posted by Anderson, Peter, ENFN 207

Training Exercise - UNITAS '69
From Month/Year August / 1969	To Month/Year April / 1970
Description UNITAS exercises are sponsored by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command with the objective to foster cooperation and increase interoperability among the navies of the Americas. Held continuously since 1959, UNITAS has become the premier multinational naval exercise in the Southern Command area of operations. During the two-week exercise, participating units have the opportunity to train as unified force in all aspects of naval operations, from maritime interdiction to anti-submarine and electronic warfare. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command sponsors UNITAS exercises with the objective to foster cooperation and develop interoperability among the navies of the region. UNITAS supports U.S. Southern Command objectives for enhanced maritime security in its area of responsibility. It is intended to train participating forces in a variety of maritime scenarios to test command and control of forces at sea, while operating as a multinational force to provide the maximum opportunity to improve interoperability.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year August / 1969	To Month/Year December / 1969

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

Personal Memories
Memories She departed Alameda on yet another WestPac deployment in October 1969 and remained so employed until 18 May 1970 at which time she returned to Alameda, arriving 1 June.