In 1969, the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans was cut in half during a collision in the South China Sea while supporting operations related to the Vietnam War, killing 74 crew members. Their names were never added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., because the incident occurred outside the official combat zone. This bill would direct the Secretary of Defense to authorize adding those 74 names to the Wall within one year, in consultation with the Interior Department and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to work out any spacing and 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
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-11-06
- Date Added
- 2026-04-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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