USS Laning (DE-159/APD-55/LPR-55) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

High risk of asbestos exposure

Engine Rooms
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Boilerman
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Engineman
- Fireman
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Damage Control Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Boatswain’s Mate
- Damage-Control man
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Pump Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Shipfitter
- Pipefitter
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Propulsion Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Machinist’s Mate
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Medium risk of asbestos exposure

Powder and Shot Magazine
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Storekeeper
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Ward Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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Low risk of asbestos exposure

Junior Officers Quarters
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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Sick Bay
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Doctor
- Nurse
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Mess Deck
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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Reefer
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Engineman
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Pilot House
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Captain
- Crew Member
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Admiral's Cabin
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Captain
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Galley
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Chef
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Shipmates

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JAMES FRANKLIN APPLETON JR

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JOSEPH HENRY BANCER

92 years old

Dead

LEROY GERHARD HENRY BRAUNDMEIER

63 years old

Dead

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Laning was a Buckley-class destroyer escort laid down on April 23, 1943 and launched on July 4, the same year. It was commissioned for the first time on August 1, 1943 under Lt. Comdr. E. C. Woodward’s command with the hull number DE-159 and served in the US Navy for 9 years until it was decommissioned for the last time on September 13, 1957. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 186 men on board and it had the main missions in Bermuda, Aruba, Algiers, Tunisia, Korea or China. It also participated during the Korean War. After the decommissioning, the ship was reclassified as LPR-55 on January 1, 1969. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Laning received 1 battle star.

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