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Last Address Viera, FL
Date of Passing Sep 19, 2004
Location of Interment Florida Memorial Gardens - Rockledge, Florida
BATTI, DONALD E
LCDR US NAVY
WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
DATE OF BIRTH: 03/25/1928
DATE OF DEATH: 09/19/2004
BURIED AT:
FLORIDA MEMORIAL GARDENS
5950 S US HIGHWAY 1 ROCKLEDGE, FL 32955
(321) 636-5054
Donald E. Batti, 76, LCDR, U. S. Navy, retired, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 19, 2004. He was surrounded by loving family members. Don's extended family and friends will miss his quick wit and affectionate ribbing. Don entered the U. S. Navy upon graduation from Brockton High School, Mass., in 1945. His 30 years of service spanned the end of WWII through Vietnam. He was a proud Mustang - achieving the rank of Chief before earning his commission. Highlights of his service included: tours on the USS Lake Champlain, the USS Megara, Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three, deployments to Thailand, Phillipines, Guam, and Taiwan, with stateside duty in Millington, TN, Quonset Point, RI, Barbers Point, HI, Pensacola, FL. Don retired from the Navy in 1975 and settled in Viera, FL.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Joyce Bailey Batti; three children, Greg Batti (Pamela Collier), Doug Batti, Donna Painter (Danny), a brother Richard Batti (Linda) and numerous nieces and nephews. A celebration of Don's life was held on September 23,2004, at the Florida Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, in Rockledge, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (ALS Division) 3300 E Sunrise Dr. Tucson, AZ 85728 or WuesthoffBrevard Hospice, 8060 Spyglass Hill Rd., Viera, FL 32940.
Other Comments:
Don held NOC 6852, not listed in TWS, unknown what it was.
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (68)
From Month/Year
July / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968
Description This campaign was from 1 July to 1 November 1968. During this period a country-wide effort was begun to restore government control of territory lost to the enemy since the Tet offensive. The enemy attempted another such offensive on 17-18 August but his efforts were comparatively feeble and were quickly overwhelmed by Allied forces.
In the fall of 1968 the South Vietnamese government, with major U.S. support, launched an accelerated pacification campaign. All friendly forces were coordinated and brought to bear on the enemy in every tactical area of operation. In these intensified operations, friendly units first secured a target area, then Vietnamese government units, regional forces/popular forces, police and civil authorities screened the inhabitants, seeking members of the Viet Cong infrastructure. This technique was so successful against the political apparatus that it became the basis for subsequent friendly operations. Government influence expanded into areas of the countryside previously dominated by the Viet Cong to such an extent that two years later at least some measure of government control was evident in all but a few remote regions.
