In 1969, 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans were killed when the ship was cut in half during a collision in the South China Sea while supporting operations in the Vietnam War. Despite dying in service during the conflict, their names were never added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. This bill would direct the Secretary of Defense to authorize adding those 74 names to the Wall within one year, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to work out placement details.
Congressional Summary
USS Frank E. Evans Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to authorize inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-11-07
- Date Added
- 2026-04-09