I sent my father’s cousin Dale Barck a postcard during a port call to Hong Kong in 1997,he replied sending me letters filled with sea stories from his days in the Navy, including the fateful events of his deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) in 1966. Following the rescue of the August Moon’s crew in September, and the adventure continued. Just before 0730 on 26 October 1966,the USS Oriskany was back on Yankee Station. Three overnight launches were cancelled due to poor weather. Dale wrote, “It was my turn to retract the early launch. I was turned... Read the rest of this entry »
Source: navalhistory.org