A Sailor's Story: Machinist Mate Fireman Dale William Jock - Gulf War

 


Machinist Mate Fireman Apprentice Dale William Jock was born on August 9, 1962, in Malone, New York, and graduated from the Franklin Academy in 1981.  He enlisted in the US Navy and, after training, was assigned to the USS La Salle.  

MMFA Dale W. Jock deployed with the USS La Salle to the Persian Gulf in February 1990 in response to Desert Storm / Desert Shield and the Gulf War. 

He died during his deployment on September 11, 1990, from a heart attack and rests at St. John Bosco Cemetery in Malone, New York.





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