Fallen Sailors of the USS WS Sims

AW1 Joseph John Pycior, Jr.

14 October 1961 to 11 September 2001
Hometown: Carlstadt, New Jersey

Joe died at the age of 39 during the terrorist attack on the Pentagon.  Joe enlisted in the Navy at Newark, N.J. on June 24th, 1980 and went through the Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois.  Immediately after boot camp, Joe served as a Boatswain's Mate aboard the USS William S. Sims (FF 1059) from January 1982 through July 1983. He then served aboard the USS Seattle (AOE 3) from January 1984 through October 1985. 

Joe requested training as an AW in 1986.  After training he flew as an acoustic sensor operator with Patrol Squadron Eight from December 1986 through June 1991. It was during this tour that Joe was advanced to AW1 on December 16, 1988.

After VP-8, Joe headed to the Navy Recruiting District Philadelphia from September 1991 through October 1996. To survive five years as a recruiter says a lot about Joe's professionalism.  Joe headed back to sea duty, first attending CV-TSC training at Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic in Dam Neck, Virginia from March 1997 through May 1997. From there, he headed to Norfolk, Virginia to serve on the USS George Washington (CVN 73) from May 1997 through February 1999.

His last command was working for the Chief of Naval Operations in the Pentagon, beginning in March 1999.  This section of the USS W. S. Sims website is dedicated to his memory.

Other links dedicated to AW1 Pycior:

PRAYERS FOR PEACE
AW1 PYCIOR MEMORIAL BRACELET

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