LCDR Frank E. Fullerton

Naval Aviator Wings

Sailor playing TAPS

27 JUL 1969

Officer's Photo


On July 27, 1969, Commander Frank Fullerton was assigned a night road reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam in A-4F Skyhawk BuNo. 154182, side number NF 303. Seeing a string of lights below Commander Fullerton dove to attack what appeared to be a truck convoy. Frank's bombs were observed exploding and seconds later a huge red-orange fireball appeared along the bomb line. It is suspected bomb fragments brought down Fullerton's Skyhawk.
Lieutenant Commander Frank Eugene Fullerton, United States Navy was born January 2, 1934, in Riverdale, California. Frank was 34 years old when he was listed as Missing-In-Action.