Francis William Aiken, 62, a veteran of three wars, died Sunday in Titusville, Fla. Formerly of Philadelphia and Stafford, Va., he lived in Titusville.
A retired Marine Corps master sergeant, Mr. Aiken enlisted shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and served in the South Pacific throughout World War II. He distinguished himself in combat on Tarawa . He also served in Korea and in Vietnam before he retired in 1970.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; a son, Kevin; a daughter, Anna-Marie; two brothers and a sister.
Services will be at 1:45 p.m. tomorrow at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - April 3, 1984
Information courtesy of Find A Grave contributor, JSMorrison
A retired Marine Corps master sergeant, Mr. Aiken enlisted shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and served in the South Pacific throughout World War II. He distinguished himself in combat on Tarawa . He also served in Korea and in Vietnam before he retired in 1970.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; a son, Kevin; a daughter, Anna-Marie; two brothers and a sister.
Services will be at 1:45 p.m. tomorrow at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - April 3, 1984
Information courtesy of Find A Grave contributor, JSMorrison
Francis William Aiken, 62, a veteran of three wars, died Sunday in Titusville, Fla. Formerly of Philadelphia and Stafford, Va., he lived in Titusville.
A retired Marine Corps master sergeant, Mr. Aiken enlisted shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and served in the South Pacific throughout World War II. He distinguished himself in combat on Tarawa . He also served in Korea and in Vietnam before he retired in 1970.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; a son, Kevin; a daughter, Anna-Marie; two brothers and a sister.
Services will be at 1:45 p.m. tomorrow at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - April 3, 1984
Information courtesy of Find A Grave contributor, JSMorrison
A retired Marine Corps master sergeant, Mr. Aiken enlisted shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and served in the South Pacific throughout World War II. He distinguished himself in combat on Tarawa . He also served in Korea and in Vietnam before he retired in 1970.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; a son, Kevin; a daughter, Anna-Marie; two brothers and a sister.
Services will be at 1:45 p.m. tomorrow at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - April 3, 1984
Information courtesy of Find A Grave contributor, JSMorrison
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