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Vincent Robert Capodanno was born in Richmond County, New York, on 13 February 1929. He was educated at Fordham University and Maryknoll Seminaries in Illinois, Massachusetts and New York. Ordained a Catholic Priest in June 1957, he served as a missionary in Taiwan and Hong Kong in 1958-65. In December 1965, Father Capodanno received his commission as a Lieutenant in the Navy Chaplain Corps. He was assigned to the First Marine Division in Vietnam in April 1966. While serving as Chaplain with the Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, during combat with enemy forces in Quang Tin Province on 4 September 1967, he lost his life as he provided assistance and comfort to Marine casualties. For his heroism on this occasion, Lieutenant Vincent R. Capodanno was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
USS Capodanno (DE 1093) was the first ship named in his honor.
(US Navy photo #NH 91758 from the Naval History and Heritage Command) |
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This photo shows Father Vincent Capodanno, namesake of DE 1093, celebrating services for the troops. |
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Father Vincent's grave in Saint Peter's Cemetery, Staten Island, New York. |
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A monument to Father Capodanno which is on Father Capodanno Boulevard (formerly known as Seaside Boulevard), in Father Vincent's hometown of Staten Island, New York. |
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21 October 1972: Westwego, La. - The USS Capodanno (DE 1093) is side launched at the Main Yard of Avondale Shipyards. |
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21 October 1972: Westwego, La. - Capodanno minutes after launching at Avondale Shipyards. |
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Newport (RI) Daily News, Thursday, December 21, 1978 |
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Newport (RI) Daily News, Thursday, December 21, 1978 |
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Newport (RI) Daily News, Thursday, December 21, 1978 |
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A certificate mounted in a display case onboard Capodanno from Pope John Paul II's blessing of the ship on September 4, 1981, the 14th anniversary of Father Vincent's death. |
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1 June 1983: at sea - Crewmen man their stations in the fire control spaces aboard the Knox class frigate Capodanno during a naval gunfire support training exercise. Photo from June 1983 All Hands Magazine. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-85-08724 from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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1 June 1983: at sea - A fire control technician sits in the control mount of 5-inch 54-cal. Mark 43 gun on Capodanno during a naval gunfire support training exercise. Photo from June 1983 All Hands Magazine. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-85-08722 from the DVIC) |
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circa 1986 - 1987: Marseille, France - Capodanno photographed by Philippe while on a port visit to Marseille. |
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26 February 1988: at sea - A crewman aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) fires an M14 .308 caliber line-throwing rifle toward the frigate Capodanno as the Capodanno comes alongside the carrier during underway replenishment operations. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-04284 by PH2 Gary P. Bonaccorso from the DVIC) |
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26 February 1988: at sea - A forward port view of the Capodanno underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-04282 by PH2 Gary P. Bonaccorso from the DVIC) |
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26 February 1988: at sea - An aft port view of the Capodanno underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-04283 by PH2 Gary P. Bonaccorso from the DVIC) |
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12 March 1988: at sea - An starboard bow view of the Capodanno underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-88-05447 by PH2 Tracy Didas from the DVIC) |
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16 October 1992: at sea - A starboard bow view of the Capodanno underway. The Capodanno is en route to the Mediterranean Sea as part of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CV 67) battle group. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-93-00860 by CWO2 Kenneth H. Brewer from the DVIC) |
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28 May 1993: Staten Island, N.Y. - Capodanno visiting Naval Station New York at Staten Island. |
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28 May 1993: Staten Island, N.Y. - Close-up of the starboard stern showing the ship's name and hull number. |
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A standard Navy photo of the ship which I obtained from the ship's crew shortly before her decommissioning |
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undated: The Turkish frigate TCG Mauvenet (F-250), formerly the USS Capodanno (FF 1093). |
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6 October 2005: the Mediterranean Sea - The U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) leads a NATO Response Force off the Italian coast of Sardinia during exercise Destined Glory (Loyal Midas) 2005. In the forground is the Turkish frigate TCG Mauvenet (F-250), formerly the USS Capodanno (FF 1093). The exercise is a medium-scale NATO amphibious live exercise designed to certify selected NATO units and assigned forces. U.S. participation is to enhance the training for NATO partners, provide training for U.S. forces and to show U.S. commitment. (U.S. Navy photo #051007-N-0057D-210 by PH1 Timm Duckworth from the Navy News Stand) |
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