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CPT. Louis Frank Giacchino, U.S. Navy (Ret.), age 91, of Silver Spring, Maryland, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2025. Lou developed a wide range of interests from an early age. As a young boy, he served as an altar boy at his local church and sang in the choir, experiences that nurtured his strong sense of faith and community. Lou held a deep love for learning and took great pride in his academic efforts, always striving to do his very best. He worked summers with the Los Angeles County Flood Control and in Mexico, first in Acapulco and then in Poza Rica. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1951. In 1955 he earned a Bachelor's degree at UCLA, majoring in language (Spanish, French, and Italian).
A 26-year career in the Navy began the same year with Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. This was followed by an assignment for duty in (then) French Morocco. After Russian language training in Washington DC, he was assigned duties in Japan for three years involving many classified assignments, and some aboard ship. There followed tours of duty in Puerto Rico, the Pentagon, and finally on the commanding staff of the Sixth Fleet. This involved coordination of intel-related tasks abroad carriers deployed in the Mediterranean.
Lou served as Commanding Officer of the United States Naval Facility in Cyprus. There followed assignments in the Pentagon and at the National Security Agency. He retired in 1981 with the rank of CPT in the Navy. Read full obituary