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The carrier occupied drydock number 8 from 21 September 1967, until 10 February 1968, displacing USS John King, an oil tanker, and a minesweeper that were occupying the drydock. During the post-fire refit, 175 feet (53 m) of the flight deck was replaced, along with about 200 compartments on the 03, 02, 01 decks.
McCain was a son of Admiral John S. McCain Jr. and grandson of Admiral John S. McCain Sr. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958 and received a commission in the U.S. Navy. McCain became a naval aviator and flew ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers. During the Vietnam War, he almost died in the 1967 USS Forrestal fire.
McCain's grandfather "Slew" (left) and father "Jack" on board a U.S. Navy ship in Tokyo Bay, c. September 2, 1945. John Sidney McCain III was born on August 29, 1936, [1] at a United States Navy hospital [2] [3] [4] at Coco Solo Naval Air Station [5] [6] in the Panama Canal Zone, which at that time was considered to be among the unincorporated territories of the United States. [7]
On 26 July she provided medical assistance to the fire-ravaged attack carrier USS Forrestal. On 26 October 1967, then–Lieutenant Commander John McCain flew off Oriskany in an A-4 Skyhawk on his 23rd bombing mission of the Vietnam War. He was shot down that day and was a prisoner of war until January 1973.
Damage to the carrier and aircraft was severe, and the casualty count included 134 dead and 62 injured. The squadron lost seven A-4E Skyhawks during the fire. [2] At the epicenter of the firewas squadron member [3] and then Lieutenant Commander John McCain.
McCain sons Doug, Jack and Jimmy, daughter Sidney and daughter-in-law Renee shook hands with some of the estimated 15,000 people who filed past the senator's casket to pay their final respects.
The Mk 45 gun system firing during a live-fire exercise aboard the destroyer USS Cole on July 19. US Navy photo. ... USS John S. McCain, USS Daniel Inouye, and USS Russell — and is operating ...
The photo which has gone viral on Reddit was taken in 1965 when McCain was just 29 years old and was taken two years before he was captured.