Honor and Remember

Jphn Wesley Frink

08-05-1951 - 04-02-1972

Branch of Service: U.S. Army

Rank: WO1

Spouse of: Maribeth Kilgore

Comments: Was a helicopter pilot on a volunteer rescue mission on April 2, 1972. He was shot down but survived but was unable to get out of the helicopter. He helped a crew member survive by throwing survival tools to him. Unfortunately the crew member was taken as a POW. My husband was killed when bullets hit the helicopter and blew up. He was a true hero. I became a nurse and became a Navy nurse. I remarried a Naval Helicopter Pilot. We are still married and celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary.