He now serves as the historian for the USS Forrestal Association ... Before the ceremony, Forrestal veterans clustered around their former captain, retired Rear Adm. John K.

John McCain retired from the U.S. Navy with the rank of captain in 1981 ... On the 50th anniversary of the USS Forrestal fire, we honor the brave American heroes who perished that dark day ...

Back in 1967, McCain was a Navy lieutenant commander serving on board the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal. The Forrestal caught fire in one of the most famous disasters in U.S. Navy history ...

Kennedy, and Captain of the USS Forrestal. After retirement from the U.S. Navy, he worked as a legislative director for the Grumman Corporation in Washington D.C. until he was asked to come to ...

These carriers, including the USS Saratoga ... change included on the Forrestal vessels was the modern angled deck. Developed in the early 1950’s by Royal Navy Captain Dennis Campbell, this ...

To wit, I recently spoke with Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Anthony O’Malley, who served aboard the USS Forrestal during a deadly disaster in 1967. The Forrestal arrived in the Gulf of ...

These carriers, including the USS Saratoga ... change included on the Forrestal vessels was the modern angled deck. Developed in the early 1950’s by Royal Navy Captain Dennis Campbell, this ...