Air Force Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Danny Francis
Danny Eagle Francis "BIG D" Danny Eagle Francis "BIG D", passed away September 28, 2016. He was born in Duck, W.Va. on March 15, 1938. He moved to Barberton in 1943 and was a 1955 graduate of Barberton High School. He joined the Air Force at the age of 17, and was a member of 96th Air Refueling Squadron working as a radioman, on a KC-97 tanker. After his military service, he returned to the area and joined the Norton Police Department where he served until his retirement in 1990. Danny...
