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FRANK RAY COMPTON
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FRANK R COMPTON
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POSTED ON 1.11.2024
POSTED BY: Jury Washington
Thank You For Your Valiant Service Sailor.
May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace LT. Compton, I salute your brave soul. My heart goes out to you and your family.
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POSTED ON 3.23.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring you...
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. It remains my fervent hope you will be returned home after all these years.
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POSTED ON 1.9.2021
POSTED BY: ANON
Never forgotten
LT Frank Ray Compton has a memorial stone at Hillcrest Burial Park in Chatham, VA.
Your sacrifice is not forgotten.
Semper Fortis
Your sacrifice is not forgotten.
Semper Fortis
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POSTED ON 3.21.2020
POSTED BY: A Grateful Vietnam Veteran
Distinguished Flying Cross Award
Distinguished Flying Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Vietnam War
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant
Division: U.S.S. Enterprise (CVAN-65)
GENERAL ORDERS:
All Hands (January 1967)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Frank Ray Compton, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of an A-4C Skyhawk in Attack Squadron NINETY-FOUR (VA-94), embarked in U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65), during operations against enemy aggressor forces in Vietnam, on 18 February 1966. Lieutenant Compton planned and led a three-plane strike mission against a strategically located bridge in enemy-held territory. He personally destroyed the 80-foot camouflaged span in the face of heavy opposition. His expert airmanship, courage and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Vietnam War
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant
Division: U.S.S. Enterprise (CVAN-65)
GENERAL ORDERS:
All Hands (January 1967)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Frank Ray Compton, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of an A-4C Skyhawk in Attack Squadron NINETY-FOUR (VA-94), embarked in U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65), during operations against enemy aggressor forces in Vietnam, on 18 February 1966. Lieutenant Compton planned and led a three-plane strike mission against a strategically located bridge in enemy-held territory. He personally destroyed the 80-foot camouflaged span in the face of heavy opposition. His expert airmanship, courage and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
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POSTED ON 2.28.2018
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Final Mission of LT Frank R. Compton
LT Frank R. Compton and LCDR John M. Tiderman were A-4C Skyhawk pilots from Attack Squadron 94 (VA-94), Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9), aboard the USS Enterprise (CVAN 65). On March 21, 1966, they launched with another A-4C from the Enterprise for an armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. The flight leader reported seeing a bright orange flash in his rearview mirror. Simultaneously, contact was lost with Compton and Tiderman. Other aircraft crews reported seeing enemy surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and smoke in the flight area. However, no parachutes were seen and no beepers were heard at the time of the incident. Search and rescue units recovered two helmets and other survival equipment that were confirmed to belong to Compton and Tiderman. The loss is suspected to have been caused by an SA-2 missile which was visually sighted at the time of the incident, or possibly by mid-air collision from evasive maneuvers under low overcast and poor visibility conditions. Neither pilot was recovered and both are presumed dead. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and United States Naval Operations Vietnam, Highlights, March 1966 at americanlegion318fl.org]
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