Vigue, Gary Joseph, QM3

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
Last Primary NEC
QM-0000-Quartermaster
Last Rating/NEC Group
Quartermaster
Primary Unit
1969-1969, QM-0000, Commander, Cruisers Destroyers Pacific (COMCRUDESPAC)
Service Years
1966 - 1969
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Order of the Golden Dragon
Neptune Subpoena
QM-Quartermaster

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Home State
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
 
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Contact Info
Last Address
Farmington
Date of Passing
Jun 03, 1969
 

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Dragon Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United StatesNational Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors)Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  1961, Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States
  1969, National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors) - Assoc. Page
  2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754), an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer, was named in honor of Frank Evans, a leader of the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. She served in late World War II and the Korean War, and Vietnam War before being cut in half in a collision with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne in 1969.

USS Frank E. Evans
USS Frank E. Evans

On 3 June 1969, while operating with the Royal Australian Navy between Saigon and Spratly Island, Evans was operating in company with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. At flying stations, Melbourne signalled Evans, which was to port of the carrier, to take up the rescue destroyer position. The logical movement would be to make a turn to port and describe a circle taking up station on the carrier's port quarter. Inexplicably, instead of turning to port, Evans turned to starboard, cutting across Melbourne's bow and was cut in half in the ensuing collision. Her bow section sank instantly, taking 74 of her crew down with it. At the time of the collision Evans's captain was asleep. The officer of the deck (a junior officer who was not qualified to stand watch, having failed at his previous board) failed to notify him when he executed the station change as required by the Commanding Officer's standing orders. Evans was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1969. The stern section was sunk as a target in Subic Bay on 10 October 1969.

   
Other Comments:


To the memory of all sailors who ever served aboard the Destroyer USS Frank E. Evans DD - 754. A special commemeration to the Crew who sailed with her on that fateful morning, June 3, 1969 when USS Frank E. Evans DD-754 collided with the Australian Aircraft Carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21) and was cut in half. The forward section of USS Frank E. Evans DD-754 sank in 1100 fathoms of water within two minutes. Seventy-four lives were lost. USS Frank E. Evans DD-754 was struck from the Navy Register in 1969. May we never forget the ship, The men who proudly sailed with her, And those who paid the ultimate price in service Aboard USS Frank E. Evans DD-754.

   

  1966, Recruit Training (San Diego, CA)
School
Recruit Training (San Diego, CA)

Company, Class or Division
Not Specified

Start Date 
Feb, 1966
 

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Yearbook
1966 RTC SD CO 067 PG0
1966 RTC SD CO 067 PG1
1966 RTC SD CO 067 PG2
1966 RTC SD CO 067 PG3
 
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  280 Also There at This Training:
Name Co Ptn Start Date
Alg, Phil, PO2, (1966-1970) 103 Feb, 1966
Aochi, Masao, PO2, (1966-1970) 079 Feb, 1966
Aochi, Masao, PO2, (1966-1970) 079 Feb, 1966
Armga, Charles, LT, (1966-1987) 119 Feb, 1966
Arnold, Edgar, LT, (1966-1987) Feb, 1966
Baasch, Larry, PO2, (1965-1969) 129 Feb, 1966
Banzuelo, Tony, PO2, (1966-1970) 087 Feb, 1966
Bari, Samuel, PO2, (1966-1972) 101 Feb, 1966
Baunsgard, Gary, PO2, (1966-1969) Feb, 1966
Beaver, John, PO2, (1965-1969) 113 Feb, 1966
Bonsoe, John, PO3, (1966-1970) 4006 Feb, 1966
Bonsoe, John, PO3, (1966-1970) 4006 Feb, 1966
Boyett, Greg, PO3, (1966-1970) 083 Feb, 1966
Brannan, David, PO2, (1966-1969) 093 Feb, 1966
Carpenter, Don, SCPO, (1966-1986) 120 Feb, 1966
Cohagan, Michael, PO3, (1966-1969) 108 Feb, 1966
Collins, Raymond, CPO, (1966-1992) Feb, 1966
Cupp, Terry, PO3, (1966-1969) 119 Feb, 1966
Curtis, Gary Stillman, SN, (1966-1967) Feb, 1966
Dawson, Robert, PO2, (1966-1969) 123 Feb, 1966
Drewry, John, PO2, (1965-1969) 100 Feb, 1966
Erckenbrack, David, PO2, (1966-1970) 07 Feb, 1966
Esqueda, Carlos, PO3, (1965-1970) 083 Feb, 1966
Flippo, Charlie, PO2, (1966-1969) Feb, 1966
Frazier, Johnnie Lee, AN, (1966-1967) Feb, 1966
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