David Liste

David Allen Liste

Born March 13, 1940 in Chicago.  He attended McNeese State College in Lake Charles, Louisiana on an athletic scholarship.  He served three years in the Army 1940-1963.  When he came home he again went to McNeese State College until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1965.  In 1966 he was assigned to the USS Oriskany.  He died October 26, in North Vietnam when 43 men lost their lives in a fire on the ship.

Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class Airman
VA-152, CVW-16, USS ORISKANY, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
United States Navy

Lake Charles, Louisiana
March 13, 1940 to October 26, 1966

DAVID A LISTE  is on the Wall at Panel 11E, Line 113

David Allen Liste
Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class Airman

PERSONAL DATA

  Home of Record:  Lake Charles, LA

  Date of birth:   03/13/1940

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MILITARY DATA

  Service:         United States Navy

  Grade at loss:   E3

  Rank:            Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class Airman

  ID No:           9152930

  MOS:             0000: Not Recorded

  Length Service:  06

  Unit:            VA-152, CVW-16, USS ORISKANY, TF 77, 7TH FLEET

CASUALTY DATA

  Start Tour:      Not Recorded

  Incident Date:   10/26/1966

  Casualty Date:   10/26/1966

  Age at Loss:     26

  Location:        Gulf of Tonkin, North Vietnam

  Remains:         Body recovered

  Casualty Type:   Non-hostile, died of other causes

  Casualty Reason: Casualty at sea

  Casualty Detail: Drowned or suffocated

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DAVID ALLEN LISTE
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the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Full Name:	DAVID ALLEN LISTE
Wall Name:	DAVID A LISTE
Date of Birth:	3/13/1940
Date of Casualty:	10/26/1966
Home of Record:	LAKE CHARLES
County of Record:	CALCASIEU PARISH
State:	LA
Branch of Service:	NAVY
Rank:	AN
Casualty Country:	NORTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province:	NY

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ORISKANY launched her first combat sorties on 08 May 1965, flying more than 12,000 combat sorties before returning to San Diego on 16 Dec 1965. She made a quick turn-around and departed for her second Vietnam deployment in late May 1966. She conducted combat operations from her arrival on Yankee Station until 26 Oct 1966.

At 0728 26 October fire broke out in a forward magazine and raged through 5 decks, claiming the lives of 44 sailors. Many of those killed were veteran combat pilots who, a few hours earlier, had flown on raids over Vietnam. Serious damage to the carrier ended ORISKANY's WestPac deployment and following limited repairs in Subic Bay (RP) she returned to San Diego on 03 Nov 1966. Four months later ORISKANY departed the San Francisco Naval Shipyard and began preparations for a return to Yankee Station, departing for WestPac on 16 June 1967.

The fire started when a magnesium flare ignited in a ready ammo locker near frame 44 in the forward section of the ship. Shipboard fires are not uncommon, and ORISKANY's crew responded promptly and properly to this one. Howeve, the primary firefighting tool available in the magazine area was an inexhaustable supply of salt water - but water alone cannot extinguish magnesium fires. The heat of the flare ignited other ordnance, including 5" ZUNI rocket warheads. 

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