Francisco, San Dewayne, Maj

"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

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.