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Casualty Info
Home Town Roanoke, VA
Last Address Roanoke, VA
Casualty Date Nov 04, 1966
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Drowned, Suffocated
Location South China Sea
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens - Roanoke , Virginia
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.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
May / 1965
To Month/Year
August / 1966
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories Dixie Station was established May 15, 1965 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
