LCDR Lawrence D. Gosen
USNA Class of 1959

Naval Aviator Wings

Sailor playing TAPS

23 JULY 1968

Gosen - Class of 59.
LCDR Gosen, flying with the VA-23 Black Knights, was lost in A-4F BuNo 154189 due to a launch failure aboard the USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14). LCDR Gosen's casket flag was presented to his widow, Patricia, at the dedication of A4F 154977, NM 301. He, and squadron mate LT S.K. Smiley, are remembered with their names on the nose of Skyhawk BuNo 154977 aboard the museum ship USS Midway.

Photo courtesy of Bill Gilchrist - U.S.S. Midway