Vietnam War
Unit | 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Captain U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Burbank Washington |
Date of Death | November 25 1968 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Captain Francisco was a member of the 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On November 25, 1968, he was the navigator of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) on a mission over North Vietnam, when his aircraft was shot down by hostile fire. He parachuted safely to the ground but could not be located. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.