Thomas Robert Francis died in aviation incident – on duty in flight status in 1995, when the EA-6P Prowler he was flying crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
My brother, Lieutenant Thomas Robert Francis, United States Navy, was presumed dead, lost at sea, February 24, 1996. There is a tombstone at Arlington that was placed there in his rememberance.
Thomas Robert FRANCIS
BS Electrical Engineering 1990
US Naval ROTC – University of Southern California (USC)
Naval Aviator
Commissioned Ensign USNR 04 Jan 1991
Military History
Died in aviation incident – on duty in flight status
Further Education Unknown
Career
LT (jg)
Deceased – Fountain Valley, CA 1995
Spouse Unknown
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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