Francis served as a Motor Machinist's Mate Second Class, U.S.S. Hutchins (DD-476), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on October 29, 1942 in Los Angeles, California.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Francis died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on October 26, 1947.
Service # 5641248
Husband of Theresa Montclair who resided in Venice, California.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Listing & Links by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on October 29, 1942 in Los Angeles, California.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Francis died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on October 26, 1947.
Service # 5641248
Husband of Theresa Montclair who resided in Venice, California.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Listing & Links by: Russ Pickett )
Francis served as a Motor Machinist's Mate Second Class, U.S.S. Hutchins (DD-476), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on October 29, 1942 in Los Angeles, California.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Francis died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on October 26, 1947.
Service # 5641248
Husband of Theresa Montclair who resided in Venice, California.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Listing & Links by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on October 29, 1942 in Los Angeles, California.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Francis died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on October 26, 1947.
Service # 5641248
Husband of Theresa Montclair who resided in Venice, California.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Listing & Links by: Russ Pickett )
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