In Memory of

Class of 1974
Date of Passing Jan 17, 1977

I was the last person from Marion-Franklin to see Wayne. I was in the Navy and he was in the Marines. We meet in Spain at the USO club. We talked about friends, school, and family. We left each other that night; January 17, 1977. His liberty launch was capsized after a collision with the Spanish merchant ship Urlea off Barcelona, Spain. 49 died in the accident.