★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LTjg Paul Cappellino '77, USN was lost on July 16, 1980 when the CH-46 helicopter he was co-piloting crashed while performing a routine supply replenishment operation between the frigate USS Davidson and the supply ship USS Wichita (AOR 1). Two others were also lost; the pilot was injured but survived. All were members of the helicopter detachment aboard Wichita.
A native of Gouverneur, New York, Paul attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School for a year prior to the Academy. He was survived by his father.
To Honor! ⚓
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