Are Jonas Ingram DD-938 veterans covered by Navy asbestos litigation records?

Yes. Jonas Ingram DD-938 is documented in the public U.S. Navy asbestos litigation record. U.S. Navy vessels of her service era were built to BUSHIPS specifications that required asbestos insulation throughout engineering spaces, on steam lines, around boilers and turbines, and in gasket and packing materials.

Which shipboard components on Jonas Ingram DD-938 contained asbestos?

Asbestos-containing materials documented aboard U.S. Navy vessels of Jonas Ingram DD-938's era include: boiler insulation and lagging, steam-line pipe insulation, turbine and reduction-gear casings, valve packing, gaskets, brake and clutch friction materials, electrical wire insulation, overhead pipe coverings in berthing and mess spaces, and Navy-issue boiler cement and refractory in fireboxes.

What ratings were exposed to asbestos serving on Jonas Ingram DD-938?

Navy ratings with the highest documented asbestos exposure include Machinist's Mate (MM), Boiler Technician (BT), Hull Maintenance Technician (HT), Engineman (EN), Electrician's Mate (EM), Interior Communications Electrician (IC), Damage Controlman (DC), and Pipefitter / Shipfitter. Officers in engineering departments also encountered asbestos in normal duty. Shipyard workers performing overhaul, repair, or refit work had concentrated exposure during yard periods.

What equipment manufacturers are documented on Jonas Ingram DD-938?

Documented equipment manufacturers aboard Jonas Ingram DD-938 include: Atlas Valve Co., Atwood & Morrill Co. (Weir), Aurora, Buffalo Pumps, Inc., C.H. Wheeler Co. (Patterson Pump), Chapman Valve Co., Copes-Vulcan. These manufacturers supplied boilers, turbines, pumps, valves, electrical equipment, and insulation systems through BUSHIPS contracts during the asbestos era.

Do Jonas Ingram DD-938 veterans qualify for VA disability for mesothelioma?

Potentially. VA evaluates asbestos-related disability claims individually. Jonas Ingram DD-938 veterans generally need medical records showing the current disease, service records supporting in-service asbestos exposure, and a doctor's statement connecting the two. Veterans may file at VA.gov, call 1-800-827-1000, or seek free help from an accredited Veterans Service Organization such as DAV, VFW, or the American Legion.

USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) — Equipment Reference & Asbestos Exposure Record

USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, built by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, and, like every steam-powered warship of her era, carried asbestos insulation, gaskets, and packing throughout her machinery and piping spaces.

The equipment reference below is hull-specific and primary-source — transcribed from the ship’s own Navy construction, equipment-certification, and material-inspection records. It is not a secondary Wikipedia summary; each entry cites the record that ties the manufacturer to this hull.

Equipment Reference

Equipment Manifest — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938). 31 machinery/equipment entries identified through ship-specific BUSHIPS documentation. Manufacturers in bold link to documented asbestos-product history on AsbestosIndex.com.

Equipment	Manufacturer	Notes
Main propulsion turbines; motor drivers for pumps	General Electric	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — Main Turbine sheet names GENERAL ELECTRIC, 35,000 shp/shaft.
Main boilers	Foster Wheeler	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — Boiler Data sheet names FOSTER WHEELER two-drum single-furnace boilers.
Forced draft blowers	Westinghouse	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — Main Forced Draft Blower sheet names WESTINGHOUSE.
Lubricating oil service pumps; fuel oil service pumps; lubricating oil purifiers; diesel fuel oil purifiers; main condensate pumps; main condenser condensate pumps	DeLaval Steam Turbine Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — Main Condensate Pump sheet names DELAVAL.
Turbine-driven main feed booster pumps; motor-driven main feed booster pumps; emergency feed booster pumps; reserve feed transfer pumps	Buffalo Pumps, Inc.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — Main/Reserve Feed Booster Pump sheets name BUFFALO.
Auxiliary condenser circulating pumps; fresh water pumps	Weil Pump Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — Aux Cond Circ Pump sheet names WEIL.
Oily bilge & fuel oil tank stripping pumps; salt water heater draining pumps; brine overboard discharge pumps; distillate pumps	Warren Steam Pump Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — Main Cond Circ / Distiller pump sheets name WARREN.
Fresh water system priming pumps	Nash Engineering Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — NASH appears on fire/priming pump sheets.
Motor drivers for pumps	Reliance Electric & Engineering Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — RELIANCE is the recurring motor manufacturer across the pump sheets.
Fire pumps	Aurora	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — 500 GPM Fire Pump sheets name AURORA.
Auxiliary condenser condensate pumps; main feed pumps; fresh water drain tank pumps	Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (BANKRUPT tier). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — Aux Cond Condensate / F.W. Drain Tank Pump sheets name WORTHINGTON.
Fire pumps (fire-pump turbine drivers)	D.E. Whiton Machine Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (UNKNOWN viability tier). Corroborated by Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — 500 GPM turbine-driven fire pump sheet names WHITON turbine.
Turbine drivers for main & emergency feed booster pumps	Terry Steam Turbine Co.	Hull-specific record: Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — Main Feed Booster Pump and Emerg Feed Booster Pump sheets name TERRY as the turbine driving the Buffalo pumps.
Flexible couplings for motor-driven pumps	Falk Corp.	Hull-specific record: Forrest Sherman-class Hull & Machinery Synopsis (BuShips, U.S.S. DD 936-7-8 & 943-4; DD-938 enumerated) — FALK named as flexible-coupling maker on multiple motor-driven pump sheets.
Unloading valves	Atwood & Morrill Co. (Weir)	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE).
Check valves; gate valves	Chapman Valve Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE).
Feed water regulating valves; air ejectors	Copes-Vulcan	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE).
Auxiliary feed valves; discharge & feed control piping valves; gate valves; steam strainers	Crane Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE).
Main boiler safety valves	Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE).
Pump controllers	Cutler-Hammer	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE).
Gaskets	Flexitallic	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE).
Globe valves; relief valves; steam drain collecting system valves	Manning, Maxwell & Moore	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE).
Exhaust and relief valves	Schutte & Koerting	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE).
Hot water circulating pumps	TACO (Thermal Air Conditioning Co.)	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE). A dedicated 'Taco Ship Records - USS JI' document is also present in the DD-938 bundle.
Main steam service valves; auxiliary steam service valves	Walworth Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (VIABLE).
Unloading valves	Atlas Valve Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (BANKRUPT tier).
Air ejectors; auxiliary gland condenser	C.H. Wheeler Co. (Patterson Pump)	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (BANKRUPT tier).
Recirculating valves; pump governors; pressure reducing valves	Leslie Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (BANKRUPT tier).
Steam strainers; boiler fittings	Yarway (Yarnall-Waring)	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (BANKRUPT tier).
Pressure-reducing valves	Foster Engineering	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (UNKNOWN viability tier).
Relief valves	J.E. Lonergan Co.	Hull-specific record: MFR List — USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) ship-record digest (UNKNOWN viability tier).

Source: these 31 equipment-and-manufacturer entries were transcribed from the primary Navy records for USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938). Per public litigation records, the machinery aboard ships of this type — boilers, steam turbines, pumps, valves, and their asbestos insulation, gaskets, and packing — allegedly contained asbestos. This is a documentary reference published by an independent publisher; it is not legal advice.

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Navy Ratings Most Exposed to Asbestos Aboard Jonas Ingram

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the public asbestos litigation record document that the following Navy ratings worked routinely in spaces where ACM was installed, maintained, ripped out, and replaced:

Boilerman (BT) — boiler-room operations, refractory work, burner maintenance
Machinist’s Mate (MM) — main propulsion turbines, reduction gears, condensers, pumps
Engineman (EN) — auxiliary diesel and gasoline engines, gland packing
Electrician’s Mate (EM) — cable runs through asbestos-insulated chases, motor-generator sets
Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) / Pipefitter — piping system maintenance, gasket replacement, valve repacking
Damage Controlman (DC) — firefighting equipment, fire-stops, bulkhead penetrations
Fireman (FN) — engineering-plant tending across boiler and engine rooms

VA Disability Claims for Asbestos-Related Disease

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs evaluates asbestos claims individually. A veteran generally needs medical evidence of a current asbestos-related disease, service evidence supporting in-service asbestos exposure, and a medical opinion connecting the two. Ship assignments, Navy ratings, and equipment records can help document the exposure history but do not create automatic service connection.

Approved claims may provide monthly disability compensation and related benefits. Survivors may separately qualify for Dependency & Indemnity Compensation when the applicable requirements are met. Civil lawsuits and asbestos-trust claims use different standards; claimants should obtain individualized advice about how the processes interact.

How to file a VA disability claim: VA claims are filed directly with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — not with a law firm. Start at VA.gov › Hazardous Materials Exposure, call 1‑800‑827‑1000, or get free help filing from a Veterans Service Organization: DAV, VFW, or American Legion.

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Source notes: equipment-manifest entries (where shown) are sourced from public-record BUSHIPS (Bureau of Ships) documentation, NARA archives, and the public asbestos litigation record. Manufacturer attributions link to documented asbestos-product histories on AsbestosIndex.com where available. Nothing on this page constitutes medical or legal advice.