Francisco, San Dewayne, Maj

POW/MIA
 
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Last Rank
Major
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1115R-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1968-1968, 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Service Years
1966 - 1968
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Major

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Home State
Washington
Washington
Year of Birth
1944
 
The current guardian of this Remembrance Page is SMSgt Gary Wiesner (Asst. AFTWS Chief Admin).

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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by Sgt Stephen Willcox - Deceased
 
Contact Info
Home Town
Burbank
Last Address
Udorn RTAFB, Thailand
MIA Date
Nov 25, 1968
 
Cause
MIA-Died in Captivity
Reason
Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location
Vietnam, North (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Memorial Coordinates
38W 057

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Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe National Gold Star Family Registry
  2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2023, The National Gold Star Family Registry


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


"1st Lt San D. Francisco and Maj. Joseph C. Morrison were flying an F4D aircraft on a combat mission in North Vietnam when it was shot down November 25, 1968. Both officers safely ejected from the plane and established radio contact on the ground with recovery forces. Their parachutes were spotted within 700 meters of a North Vietnamese encampment.

Contact with Francisco was lost within a half hour. Morrison evaded successfully throughout the night, and re-established radio contact on the following day. Recovery was prevented primarily by weather, and voice and beeper contact was lost. Both Morrison and Francisco were placed in Prisoner of War Status and expected to be released in 1973 when 591 Americans were freed from North Vietnamese prisons. However, neither man was released." Source: http:www.pownetwork.org

1st Lt. Francisco's body was never recovered and he was posthumously promoted to the rank of Major.

Note: A more detailed account of the incident is included on the profile of his wingman, Colonel Joseph Castleman Morrison.
Also see account here:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91100507

   
Other Comments:


This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii with another memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.


 

   
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  1968-1968, 432nd Tactical Fighter Wing

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432nd Tactical Fighter Wing Unit Page
Rank
First Lieutenant
AFSC/MOS
Not Specified
Base, Station or City
Udorn Airfield
State/Country
Thailand
   
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 432nd Tactical Fighter Wing Details

432nd Tactical Fighter Wing
Type
Combat - Command
 
Parent Unit
Air Force Fighter Wings
Strength
Wing
Created/Owned By
645 Withers, Douglas (Doug), TSgt 50
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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11 Members Also There at Same Time
432nd Tactical Fighter Wing

Morrison, Joseph Castleman, Col, (1952-1968) Major
Pope, Charles, Maj, (1963-1968) 102 1021A Major
Berger, Robert, Capt, (1964-1969) 106 1065A Captain
Justice, William Paul, Capt, (1955-1969) Captain
Pearson, Wayne Edward, Maj, (1962-1969) Captain
Powell, William Elmo, Capt, (1965-1968) Captain
Hopper, Earl Pearson, Lt Col, (1965-1968) 111 1115R First Lieutenant
Mravak, Thomas Anthony, Capt, (1966-1971) First Lieutenant
Pickett, David, SMSgt, (1967-1991) 432 43290 Senior Master Sergeant
Shooks, Calvin, SMSgt, (1967-1987) 325 32550A Sergeant
Scott, Max, SSgt, (1966-1970) 462 46230 Airman 1st Class

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