Francis John Davis

Francis John Davis
U.S. Navy
Lieutenant Commander [O-4]
Biography:
Francis John Davis was raised in Montrose, Iowa before attending Iowa State University where he received a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering. Davis was deployed on his fourth tour of duty aboard the USS <i>Saratoga</i> when he went missing in Vietnam. On June 14, 1972, his A-7 Corsair II fighter/ bomber was hit by an enemy surface to air missile. Search missions were unable to locate Davis. The Navy listed Francis Davis as missing in action, presumed killed. Davis was 34 years old at the time of the incident.
County:
Lee
City of EntryMontrose
Conflict/Time PeriodVietnam War
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Separation StatusMissing in Action (MIA)
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