US Naval Aviator. He was a flight instructor, teaching aviation students to fly in the dual engine Grumman S-2 Tracker aircraft. He was instructing two students on June 13, 1961, near Naval Auxiliary Air Station New Iberia, Louisiana, when his aircraft suddenly lost complete power in one engine and partial power in the other engine. He attempted to land the aircraft in Spanish Lake to prevent it from crashing into nearby civilian homes and buildings, but the aircraft crashed and he was severely injured. The two student aviators received minor injuries that required hospitalization. The three aviators were taken to the Iberia Parish Hospital in New Iberia, Louisiana, where Lt (jg) Page died from his injuries. Following his death, the Secretary of the Navy, John B. Connally, posthumously promoted Lt (jg) Page to full Lieutenant, for his courage and valor in bringing down the aircraft to avoid endangering civilians on the ground and for saving his fellow aviator students. Lt. Page was married to the former Elsa M. Andersen, and his wife had just given birth six months earlier to their only child, Deborah Anne Page.
US Naval Aviator. He was a flight instructor, teaching aviation students to fly in the dual engine Grumman S-2 Tracker aircraft. He was instructing two students on June 13, 1961, near Naval Auxiliary Air Station New Iberia, Louisiana, when his aircraft suddenly lost complete power in one engine and partial power in the other engine. He attempted to land the aircraft in Spanish Lake to prevent it from crashing into nearby civilian homes and buildings, but the aircraft crashed and he was severely injured. The two student aviators received minor injuries that required hospitalization. The three aviators were taken to the Iberia Parish Hospital in New Iberia, Louisiana, where Lt (jg) Page died from his injuries. Following his death, the Secretary of the Navy, John B. Connally, posthumously promoted Lt (jg) Page to full Lieutenant, for his courage and valor in bringing down the aircraft to avoid endangering civilians on the ground and for saving his fellow aviator students. Lt. Page was married to the former Elsa M. Andersen, and his wife had just given birth six months earlier to their only child, Deborah Anne Page.
Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson
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