Francis Gary Powers

Francis Gary Powers

Francis Gary Powers was born on Saturday, August 17, 1929 in Jenkins and he was a famous military from United States.
Life in Brief:
- Being born on Aug 17, Francis Gary was a Leo.
- his ethnicity: White.
He attended the Milligan College, TN.
Francis Gary dated Claudia Edwards 'Sue' Powers (wife).
He died on Monday, August 01, 1977, in Encino; cause of death: accident - helicopter.
Famous Why : U2 shot down over the Soviet Union.

Early life
Powers was born in Jenkins, Kentucky, with Melungeon ancestry, and raised in Pound, Virginia, on the Virginia-Kentucky border. After graduating from Milligan College in Johnson City, Tennessee, he was commissioned in the United States Air Force in 1950. Upon completing his training (52-H) he was assigned to the 468th Strategic Fighter Squadron at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia as an F-84 Thunderjet pilot. He was assigned to operations in the Korean War, but (according to his son) was recruited by the CIA because of his outstanding record in single engine jet aircraft, soon after recovering from an illness. [2] By 1960, the 31-year old Powers was already a veteran of many covert aerial reconnaissance missions.
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