In Loving Memory ... CURTIS HENRY CROPPER.
*** Lieutenant Cropper, U.S. Naval Reserve, was a member of Fighter Squadron 151, Carrier Air Wing 15 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43). On April 5, 1970, he was the radar intercept officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phanton II Fighter (F-4B) on a mission over North Vietnam. On returning from the mission the aircraft caught fire and he had to eject. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in me, your brother, sisters and those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
CURTIS HENRY CROPPER - Navy - LT - O3
Age: 26
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 2, 1943
From: PASO ROBLES, CA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Thomas Henry Cropper (1907 - 1954) and Mother, Jewell H Cropper (1909 - 2006). They lived in Paso Robles, Ca. and are now deceases. He has a sister, Patrica Crawford , who lives in Dallas, Tx.
***** "California, Birth Index"
Name: Curtis Henry Cropper
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 02 Aug 1943
Event Place: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Mother's Name: Hord
***** Kerry Drennan - Friend,neighbor, home town
Curtis was a friend, hometown neighbor, knew him most, of my life. Attended his memorial in Paso robles, will miss him. Knew his mother for many years, living next door, to my parents. I'm now retired and remember all we lost.
LT - O3 - Navy - Reserve
Length of service 3 years
His tour began on Apr 5, 1970
Casualty was on Apr 5, 1970
In , NORTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH AT SEA
Body was not recovered
Panel 12W - Line 96
Other Personnel in Incident: Lt Tom Terrill, rescued.
On 05 April 1970, Lt. Tom Terrill, pilot, and Lt. Curtis H. Cropper, Radar Intercept Officer, comprised the crew of an F4B that launched from the deck of the USS Coral Sea on a combat mission over North Vietnam.
After completing their mission, they were returning to the USS Coral Sea when their aircraft suddenly caught fire forcing Lt. Terrill and Lt. Cropper to eject.
Prior to ejection, Lt. Terrill radioed their status and gave their location for rescue.
At that time, they were located approximately 47 nautical miles southwest of Hainan Island, China; 87 nautical miles northeast of the major communist port city of Dong Hoi and 87 nautical miles due east of the coastal town of Mui Ron Ma, North Vietnam.
The force of the ejection combined with their high speed, incapacitated both men rendering them unconscious.
Search and rescue (SAR) efforts were immediately launched and Lt. Terrill was recovered alive.
According to the pilot's debriefing, Lt. Cropper was still unconscious when he hit the water some distance away from the pilot.
Curtis Cropper was unable to inflate his life jacket and raft, or to detach himself from his parachute.
The parachute disappeared from the surface of the water in no more than a minute's time dragging the Radar Intercept Officer with it.
After continued search efforts failed to locate any trace of him, Lt. Cropper was immediately listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
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*** Lieutenant Cropper, U.S. Naval Reserve, was a member of Fighter Squadron 151, Carrier Air Wing 15 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43). On April 5, 1970, he was the radar intercept officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phanton II Fighter (F-4B) on a mission over North Vietnam. On returning from the mission the aircraft caught fire and he had to eject. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in me, your brother, sisters and those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
CURTIS HENRY CROPPER - Navy - LT - O3
Age: 26
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 2, 1943
From: PASO ROBLES, CA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Thomas Henry Cropper (1907 - 1954) and Mother, Jewell H Cropper (1909 - 2006). They lived in Paso Robles, Ca. and are now deceases. He has a sister, Patrica Crawford , who lives in Dallas, Tx.
***** "California, Birth Index"
Name: Curtis Henry Cropper
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 02 Aug 1943
Event Place: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Mother's Name: Hord
***** Kerry Drennan - Friend,neighbor, home town
Curtis was a friend, hometown neighbor, knew him most, of my life. Attended his memorial in Paso robles, will miss him. Knew his mother for many years, living next door, to my parents. I'm now retired and remember all we lost.
LT - O3 - Navy - Reserve
Length of service 3 years
His tour began on Apr 5, 1970
Casualty was on Apr 5, 1970
In , NORTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH AT SEA
Body was not recovered
Panel 12W - Line 96
Other Personnel in Incident: Lt Tom Terrill, rescued.
On 05 April 1970, Lt. Tom Terrill, pilot, and Lt. Curtis H. Cropper, Radar Intercept Officer, comprised the crew of an F4B that launched from the deck of the USS Coral Sea on a combat mission over North Vietnam.
After completing their mission, they were returning to the USS Coral Sea when their aircraft suddenly caught fire forcing Lt. Terrill and Lt. Cropper to eject.
Prior to ejection, Lt. Terrill radioed their status and gave their location for rescue.
At that time, they were located approximately 47 nautical miles southwest of Hainan Island, China; 87 nautical miles northeast of the major communist port city of Dong Hoi and 87 nautical miles due east of the coastal town of Mui Ron Ma, North Vietnam.
The force of the ejection combined with their high speed, incapacitated both men rendering them unconscious.
Search and rescue (SAR) efforts were immediately launched and Lt. Terrill was recovered alive.
According to the pilot's debriefing, Lt. Cropper was still unconscious when he hit the water some distance away from the pilot.
Curtis Cropper was unable to inflate his life jacket and raft, or to detach himself from his parachute.
The parachute disappeared from the surface of the water in no more than a minute's time dragging the Radar Intercept Officer with it.
After continued search efforts failed to locate any trace of him, Lt. Cropper was immediately listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
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.
In Loving Memory ... CURTIS HENRY CROPPER.
*** Lieutenant Cropper, U.S. Naval Reserve, was a member of Fighter Squadron 151, Carrier Air Wing 15 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43). On April 5, 1970, he was the radar intercept officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phanton II Fighter (F-4B) on a mission over North Vietnam. On returning from the mission the aircraft caught fire and he had to eject. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in me, your brother, sisters and those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
CURTIS HENRY CROPPER - Navy - LT - O3
Age: 26
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 2, 1943
From: PASO ROBLES, CA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Thomas Henry Cropper (1907 - 1954) and Mother, Jewell H Cropper (1909 - 2006). They lived in Paso Robles, Ca. and are now deceases. He has a sister, Patrica Crawford , who lives in Dallas, Tx.
***** "California, Birth Index"
Name: Curtis Henry Cropper
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 02 Aug 1943
Event Place: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Mother's Name: Hord
***** Kerry Drennan - Friend,neighbor, home town
Curtis was a friend, hometown neighbor, knew him most, of my life. Attended his memorial in Paso robles, will miss him. Knew his mother for many years, living next door, to my parents. I'm now retired and remember all we lost.
LT - O3 - Navy - Reserve
Length of service 3 years
His tour began on Apr 5, 1970
Casualty was on Apr 5, 1970
In , NORTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH AT SEA
Body was not recovered
Panel 12W - Line 96
Other Personnel in Incident: Lt Tom Terrill, rescued.
On 05 April 1970, Lt. Tom Terrill, pilot, and Lt. Curtis H. Cropper, Radar Intercept Officer, comprised the crew of an F4B that launched from the deck of the USS Coral Sea on a combat mission over North Vietnam.
After completing their mission, they were returning to the USS Coral Sea when their aircraft suddenly caught fire forcing Lt. Terrill and Lt. Cropper to eject.
Prior to ejection, Lt. Terrill radioed their status and gave their location for rescue.
At that time, they were located approximately 47 nautical miles southwest of Hainan Island, China; 87 nautical miles northeast of the major communist port city of Dong Hoi and 87 nautical miles due east of the coastal town of Mui Ron Ma, North Vietnam.
The force of the ejection combined with their high speed, incapacitated both men rendering them unconscious.
Search and rescue (SAR) efforts were immediately launched and Lt. Terrill was recovered alive.
According to the pilot's debriefing, Lt. Cropper was still unconscious when he hit the water some distance away from the pilot.
Curtis Cropper was unable to inflate his life jacket and raft, or to detach himself from his parachute.
The parachute disappeared from the surface of the water in no more than a minute's time dragging the Radar Intercept Officer with it.
After continued search efforts failed to locate any trace of him, Lt. Cropper was immediately listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
**************************
.
*** Lieutenant Cropper, U.S. Naval Reserve, was a member of Fighter Squadron 151, Carrier Air Wing 15 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43). On April 5, 1970, he was the radar intercept officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phanton II Fighter (F-4B) on a mission over North Vietnam. On returning from the mission the aircraft caught fire and he had to eject. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in me, your brother, sisters and those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
CURTIS HENRY CROPPER - Navy - LT - O3
Age: 26
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 2, 1943
From: PASO ROBLES, CA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Thomas Henry Cropper (1907 - 1954) and Mother, Jewell H Cropper (1909 - 2006). They lived in Paso Robles, Ca. and are now deceases. He has a sister, Patrica Crawford , who lives in Dallas, Tx.
***** "California, Birth Index"
Name: Curtis Henry Cropper
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 02 Aug 1943
Event Place: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Mother's Name: Hord
***** Kerry Drennan - Friend,neighbor, home town
Curtis was a friend, hometown neighbor, knew him most, of my life. Attended his memorial in Paso robles, will miss him. Knew his mother for many years, living next door, to my parents. I'm now retired and remember all we lost.
LT - O3 - Navy - Reserve
Length of service 3 years
His tour began on Apr 5, 1970
Casualty was on Apr 5, 1970
In , NORTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH AT SEA
Body was not recovered
Panel 12W - Line 96
Other Personnel in Incident: Lt Tom Terrill, rescued.
On 05 April 1970, Lt. Tom Terrill, pilot, and Lt. Curtis H. Cropper, Radar Intercept Officer, comprised the crew of an F4B that launched from the deck of the USS Coral Sea on a combat mission over North Vietnam.
After completing their mission, they were returning to the USS Coral Sea when their aircraft suddenly caught fire forcing Lt. Terrill and Lt. Cropper to eject.
Prior to ejection, Lt. Terrill radioed their status and gave their location for rescue.
At that time, they were located approximately 47 nautical miles southwest of Hainan Island, China; 87 nautical miles northeast of the major communist port city of Dong Hoi and 87 nautical miles due east of the coastal town of Mui Ron Ma, North Vietnam.
The force of the ejection combined with their high speed, incapacitated both men rendering them unconscious.
Search and rescue (SAR) efforts were immediately launched and Lt. Terrill was recovered alive.
According to the pilot's debriefing, Lt. Cropper was still unconscious when he hit the water some distance away from the pilot.
Curtis Cropper was unable to inflate his life jacket and raft, or to detach himself from his parachute.
The parachute disappeared from the surface of the water in no more than a minute's time dragging the Radar Intercept Officer with it.
After continued search efforts failed to locate any trace of him, Lt. Cropper was immediately listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
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