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Keywords
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Casualties; Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.);
Abstract
On June 3 1969, a Navy destroyer, USS Frank E. Evans DD-754 and seventy-four Evans sailors who were serving on her were killed in an accident with the Australian aircraft carrier, HMAS Melbourne, in the South China Sea. Family members would later discover their names were not inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. due to criteria which disqualified them. Facts of the Evans case to determine if the names of 74 Evans sailors rightfully belong on the Wall are examined. Continuing legislative efforts by the Evans Association to put the names on the Wall and other exceptions that have been made are also presented. This thesis will explore if the Evans Association presents a case for adding the names of the 74 sailors on the Wall.
Year of Submission
2023
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of History
First Advisor
Thomas Connors
Date Original
10-2023
Object Description
1 PDF file (vii, 92 pages)
Copyright
©2023 Hannah Ackerman
Recommended Citation
Ackerman, Hannah, "Boundary Lines Crossed? Seeking Honor After the Vietnam War Took Their Sons" (2023). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1534.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1534
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