Peter Paul Blasko, JrBoatswains Mate 3rd ClassPCF-89, COASTAL DIV 15, TF-115, USNAVFORV United States Navy 14 December 1944 - 08 November 1968 Southern Pines, NC Panel 39W Line 036 |
 
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The database page for Peter Paul Blasko, Jr
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REMEMBEREDKilled in action aboard PCF-89.
Terry L. Boone |
A Note from The Virtual WallIn November 1968 PCF-89 operated out of Qui Nohn. On the night of 08 November the boat's 81mm mortar exploded, apparently as the result of an accidental double loading, killing the boat officer and two crewmen and severely wounding a third crewman. The three dead were
Note: Naval mortars, unlike their infantry counterparts, are not fired by dropping rounds into the tube, where they strike a firing pin and are immediately launched. The naval mortar round is inserted into the muzzle, as with the infantry version, but the gunner decides when to fire and does so with a conventional trigger. |
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is a fellow swift-boat sailor, Terry L. Boone mtboone@aol.com 29 Sep 2002 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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