Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Lloyd




Lloyd served on the USS Oriskany for three years from '65-'68, the height of the war.

The Oriskany was an Essex-class carrier that posted primarily in the pacific and earned distinction in both the Korean and Viet Nam Wars. In Viet Nam, she carried out over 12,000 combat sorties. Infamously, Orisansky was the carrier from which John McCain flew off on Oct 26, 1967 when he was shot down and taken as a POW.

After Llyod got out of the Navy, he settled down in Manteca. He eventually retired from Goodyear, where he put in over 16 years, and is now waiting patiently fo his wife to retire.


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