USS Pickaway (APA-222) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

USS Pickaway (APA-222)

The USS Pickaway (APA/LPA-222) was a Haskell-class attack transport laid down on September 1, 1944, and launched on November 5, the same year. It was commissioned on December 12, 1944, under Comdr. H. L. Bixby’s command, with the hull number APA-222 and it served in the US Navy for 22 years until it was decommissioned on September 1, 1976. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 536 people on board and had its main missions in California, Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, San Francisco, Espiritu Santo, Apra Harbor, Guam, and Yokosuka. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Naval Register on September 1, 1976. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Pickaway (APA/LPA-222) received 1 battle star and another 6 battle stars for the Korean activity. The US military shipbuilding contracts used a lot of asbestos because it was an ideal material for this purpose. Everyone who served and worked onboard the USS Pickaway (APA/LPA-222) and has asbestos-related health symptoms, like shortness of breath, chest pain, may be entitled to VA benefits and compensation.

Everyone who served on the USS Pickaway (APA-222) inhaled the asbestos fibers and is at risk for developing lung disease

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Shipmates on USS Pickaway (APA-222)

Richard Lee Ackman

Richard Lee Ackman

Mervin Reamer Beck

Mervin Reamer Beck

Jack Berggreen

Jack Berggreen

Harry Leroy Bliven

Harry Leroy Bliven

John Lee Bonham

John Lee Bonham

Arnold E. Buckroth

Arnold E. Buckroth

Leonard Hill Burge

Leonard Hill Burge

Robert Angelo Cancemi

Robert Angelo Cancemi

Leo J. Chinovsky

Leo J. Chinovsky

King D. Collins Jr.

King D. Collins Jr.

Herbert Hammon Connelly

Herbert Hammon Connelly

Robert Davisson Douglas

Robert Davisson Douglas

Raymond D. Dowsett

Raymond D. Dowsett

John H. Eberly

John H. Eberly

Dwight Holmes Ellis Jr.

Dwight Holmes Ellis Jr.

Arthur A. Fazzone

Arthur A. Fazzone

Rex Gygax

Rex Gygax

Frank Edward Huffman Jr.

Frank Edward Huffman Jr.

Arthur John Johnson

Arthur John Johnson

Fred D. Pellegrene

Fred D. Pellegrene

Herbert Elsworth Michaels Jr.

Herbert Elsworth Michaels Jr.

John Wesley Pfuhl

John Wesley Pfuhl

Robert L. Rorschach

Robert L. Rorschach

Edward U. Sontheimer

Edward U. Sontheimer

James Francis White

James Francis White

Neil Henry Woodward

Neil Henry Woodward

Claude Everett Smoot

Claude Everett Smoot

Daniel Lewis Wright Jr.

Daniel Lewis Wright Jr.

Robert W. Wilson

Robert W. Wilson

Eymard J. Ean

Eymard J. Ean

William Vanest Wilcox

William Vanest Wilcox

Terry T. Tilton

Terry T. Tilton

Earl L. Straley

Earl L. Straley

Harold E. Smith

Harold E. Smith

Paul Franklin Scroggs Jr.

Paul Franklin Scroggs Jr.

Angelo Leano De La Cruz

Angelo Leano De La Cruz

Richard Graham Ritter

Richard Graham Ritter

John Peter Kneeland

John Peter Kneeland