Stars and Stripes

Witnesses tell of heroism; panel to probe carrier fire

SUBIC BAY, R.P. — Stories of sacrifice in the face of certain death emerged here Wednesday as the Navy scaled-down from seven to three the number of men still missing after the disastrous fire that ...
Washington Examiner

Surviving the USS Forrestal fire

Sometimes the stories I encounter in this job leave me stunned. To wit, I recently spoke with Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Anthony O’Malley, who served aboard the USS Forrestal during a ...
KSDK

Former sailors, marines remember the USS Forrestal fire 50 years later

13News Now Mike Gooding spoke with former sailors, marines about the USS Forrestal fire that took the lives 134 people.
fox43

A half-century later, USS Forrestal fallen to be remembered

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- The U-S-S Forrestal fire, to this day, remains the Navy's biggest disaster in a combat zone since World War II. On the 50th anniversary of that fateful day, former shipmates ...
The National Interest

Forrestal Fire

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Forrestal fire was an utter disaster. Without the quick thinking and selfless action of the Forrestal’s sailors, who threw munitions (and even planes) overboard ...