USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030)

The USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort laid down on January 3, 1956, and launched on March 9, 1957. It was commissioned on September 10, 1957, under Lt. Comdr. R. S. Moore’s command with the hull number DE-1030 and served in the U.S. Navy for 15 years until it was decommissioned on July 1, 1972. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 170 people onboard and had its main missions in Newport, Boston, the Caribbean, Nova Scotia, Cuba, and New England. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List the same day and sold for scrapping the following year. Between the 1930s and 1970s, Navy personnel serving onboard aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, battleships, submarines, and auxiliary crafts, were regularly exposed to the asbestos dust that filled the air as these ships were operated, maintained, and overhauled. If military asbestos exposure is responsible for your condition, you can receive compensation for your medical bills and emotional strain.

Everyone who served on the USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030) inhaled the asbestos fibers and is at risk for developing lung disease

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Shipmates on USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030)

Harold Thomas Crowley

Harold Thomas Crowley

George Wilmot Davis Jr.

George Wilmot Davis Jr.

Joseph P. Losquadro

Joseph P. Losquadro

Herbert Fletcher Mann

Herbert Fletcher Mann

Paul Alan Nissen

Paul Alan Nissen

John Joseph Nonneman

John Joseph Nonneman

Roger Charles Roy

Roger Charles Roy

Luciano D. Sarmiento

Luciano D. Sarmiento

Thomas F. Schneck

Thomas F. Schneck

Herman Sebastian

Herman Sebastian