Jim Hart and his family moved to AZ in 1962. He graduated from Scottsdale High School with the class of 65. He received his B.S. in Animal Science from ASU in 1972. Jim was then a member of the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam where he earned honors including the Bronze Star. He joined the U. S. Air Force in 1973 and served with the 96th Flying Training Squadron as an instructor pilot. On March 21, 1975, Second Lieutenant Hart was flying out of Williams Air Force Base in AZ with a student pilot. When the plane malfunctioned just south of Coolidge, Arizona, Jim stayed with the plane so that his student could bail out and parachute safely to the ground. Unfortunately, this delay in exiting the aircraft allowed the plane to crash and cost Jim his life at age 27.
Jim is buried immediately next to his parents.
Jim is buried immediately next to his parents.
Jim Hart and his family moved to AZ in 1962. He graduated from Scottsdale High School with the class of 65. He received his B.S. in Animal Science from ASU in 1972. Jim was then a member of the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam where he earned honors including the Bronze Star. He joined the U. S. Air Force in 1973 and served with the 96th Flying Training Squadron as an instructor pilot. On March 21, 1975, Second Lieutenant Hart was flying out of Williams Air Force Base in AZ with a student pilot. When the plane malfunctioned just south of Coolidge, Arizona, Jim stayed with the plane so that his student could bail out and parachute safely to the ground. Unfortunately, this delay in exiting the aircraft allowed the plane to crash and cost Jim his life at age 27.
Jim is buried immediately next to his parents.
Jim is buried immediately next to his parents.
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