USS Frank E Evans commemoration,
3rd June 2024,
Longreach, near Nowra, NSW.

The KPVCVBG conducted a memorial service for the loss of the destroyer USS Frank E Evans, cut in half by the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne, in the South China Sea, on the night of 2/3 June 1969.

The eulogy was presented by Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Maki, representing the USN and US Embassy.