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Lieut Harrison Shirley “Sam” Larkin

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Lieut Harrison Shirley “Sam” Larkin Veteran

Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
28 Apr 1950 (aged 25)
Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3 Site 4270-H
Memorial ID
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USMA Class of 1945. Cullum No. 14756.
First Lieutenant, United States Air Force, World War II

He was the son of Lieutenant General Thomas B. Larkin and Mary Irwin Larkin.
On Saturday afternoon, October 8, 1949,he married Jeanne Gaines Outlaw at the Base Chapel at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Lucy duVal Outlaw of Asheville, North Carolina and Richard Harding Outlaw of Goldsboro, North Carolina.
They had no children.

He died when his F-84 jet fighter plane crashed near Langley Air Force Base in Virginia while on a flight to Turner Air Force Base in Georgia. The Larkin Conference Center located Fort Lee, Virginia is named after him.
USMA Class of 1945. Cullum No. 14756.
First Lieutenant, United States Air Force, World War II

He was the son of Lieutenant General Thomas B. Larkin and Mary Irwin Larkin.
On Saturday afternoon, October 8, 1949,he married Jeanne Gaines Outlaw at the Base Chapel at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Lucy duVal Outlaw of Asheville, North Carolina and Richard Harding Outlaw of Goldsboro, North Carolina.
They had no children.

He died when his F-84 jet fighter plane crashed near Langley Air Force Base in Virginia while on a flight to Turner Air Force Base in Georgia. The Larkin Conference Center located Fort Lee, Virginia is named after him.

Gravesite Details

His monument is located to the left of that of his parents.



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  • Created by: SLGMSD
  • Added: Sep 24, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30038001/harrison_shirley-larkin: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Harrison Shirley “Sam” Larkin (19 Jan 1925–28 Apr 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30038001, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).