USS Wright (CVL-49) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

USS Wright (CVL-49)

The Saipan-class light Aircraft Carrier USS Wright (CVL-49) was built in Camden, New Jersey with the hull number CVL-49. It was named after the Wright Brothers and was commissioned in 1947 and served for 15 years before being reclassified as a Command Ship. Overall, the ship was in active service for 23 years before being decommissioned in 1970 by the U.S. Navy.

Asbestos is a proven human carcinogen, and all forms of asbestos can cause cancer. Inhaling significant quantities of airborne asbestos causes scarring of lung tissue, cancers that develop around the lungs or intestine, cancer of the esophagus, larynx, and ovary. Another pathological feature of asbestos exposure is the presence of pleural plaques or pleural thickening which results from lesions forming on the lung lining. These can be detected by a chest X-ray.

Everyone who served on the USS Wright (CVL-49) inhaled the asbestos fibers and is at risk for developing lung disease

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Shipmates on USS Wright (CVL-49)

Eugene B. Ackerman

Eugene B. Ackerman

Jeffrey Mark Adams

Jeffrey Mark Adams

Lewis H. Amos

Lewis H. Amos

Frank A. Baillie

Frank A. Baillie

Albert E. Bolduc

Albert E. Bolduc

Benjamin John Canavello

Benjamin John Canavello

Ira F. Chilton

Ira F. Chilton

John Edward Clark

John Edward Clark

A. B. Cohee Jr.

A. B. Cohee Jr.

James Hoban Connelly

James Hoban Connelly

James John Cuff

James John Cuff

Ronald Cook Dawson

Ronald Cook Dawson

John H. Greene

John H. Greene

George L. Gleason Jr.

George L. Gleason Jr.

Paul V. Helms

Paul V. Helms

John Bernard Lakin Jr.

John Bernard Lakin Jr.

Francis J. Long

Francis J. Long

James Edward Maloney

James Edward Maloney

William W. Morris

William W. Morris

James F. Poole

James F. Poole

Ronald Thomas Prunesti Sr.

Ronald Thomas Prunesti Sr.

Charles E. Sammis

Charles E. Sammis

Donald Charles Staley

Donald Charles Staley

Arthur Travis Wright

Arthur Travis Wright

Byron Zurn

Byron Zurn

Leo Davitt

Leo Davitt