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Title: Mr. First Name: Andrew Middle Initial: J. Last Name: Grala Rank: FTM2 Division: WM Division Years Served: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Display Email: Click Here Country: USA Telephone: 770-277-2023 Fax: Andrew Grala Current Occupation: Retired Corrections Superintendent Current Home City: Huntingdon, PA Comments: Andrew John Grala October 29, 1944 - February 19, 2015 Andrew John Grala, age 70, of Dacula, GA passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015 Andrew was a resident of Dacula, Georgia He had Mesothelioma pretty much since 2012 due to the asbestos used on the ship. Since he was a boiler tech, he handled a lot of the material used on the boilers on a daily basis for the 18 months he served on the ship and 44 years later it took it's toll on him. No amount of surgeries, radiation or chemo would help him in the long run.