PO3 DONALD DALE MAKI

 

13 Jun 2002 Donald D Maki is on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 28E, Row 92. A memorial initiated by his sister-in-law. redfox@hutchtel.net

 

A note from The Virtual Wall On 25 October 1967, a 5-inch ZUNI rocket exploded in a below-decks rocket assembly area aboard USS CORAL SEA. Nine men were seriously injured by burns and fragments. Four of the men died of their injuries: On 10/29/67, SA Carlyle B. Pomeroy, Jr., Denver, Co On 10/30/67, AO3 Victor R. Wooden, White City, Or, and SN Ronald A. Hessman, Los Angeles, Ca On 12/7/67, AO3 Donald D. Maki, Hutchinson, Mn These men did not receive the Purple Heart; their injuries were not caused by hostile action, but rather resulted from the inherent dangers of their day-to-day work. However, they are no less a casualty of the war than the infantryman who died of a hostile gunshot wound or the aviator shot down by hostile fire. I did not serve with Petty Officer Maki; my combat missions were flown from the decks of USS AMERICA and USS CONSTELLATION. But I do know, and testify to, the dangers our enlisted men encountered every time they left their racks and started another 16 hour working day. And I know they earned my respect for the way they performed hazardous tasks in a dangerous environment. I offer a salute to Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Donald D. Maki Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Victor R. Wooden Seaman Ronald A. Hessman Seaman Apprentice Carlyle B. Pomeroy, Jr. and to the other sailors who work and sometimes die aboard our warships. K. J. Davis Commander, U S Navy (Ret)

 

A memorial initiated by his sister-in-law. redfox@hutchtel.net  13 Jun 2002

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