FL FL - Fort Lauderdale, WhtMale 1176UMFL, 21-30, 'US Paratrooper' tattoo, May'84
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Paratrooper John Doe, May 1984, Florida #UP1254
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This new NamUs case is interesting
Missing Person / NamUs #MP111308
Kenneth Wayne Day, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact March 31, 1984
Missing From Miami, Florida
Missing Age 28 Years
Circumstances of Disappearance
Kenneth was last seen on 3/31/1984 when he was picked up from his apartment located in Miami, Florida by a black limousine and headed to Opa Locka Airport. There is no proof that he ever arrived at the airport
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Missing Person / NamUs #MP111308
Kenneth Wayne Day, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact March 31, 1984
Missing From Miami, Florida
Missing Age 28 Years
Circumstances of Disappearance
Kenneth was last seen on 3/31/1984 when he was picked up from his apartment located in Miami, Florida by a black limousine and headed to Opa Locka Airport. There is no proof that he ever arrived at the airport
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Interesting. I wonder where he was flying off to.
Veteran Doe organization works to identify ‘Paratrooper’ John Doe, found 40 years ago in Fort Lauderdale
The unidentified man was found floating in the water by the 500 block of Bayshore Drive over Memorial Day weekend in 1984.
www.nbcnews.com
'His body was found in Ft. Lauderdale on May 26, 1984 — Memorial Day weekend. He is listed on NamUs as just a number: Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP1254. According to NamUs, he was “found floating in the Intercoastal [sic] Waterway” and all parts of his body were recovered. The estimated “post-mortem interval” — the amount of time that has elapsed since a death — was only one day. The John Doe had light brown hair, brown eyes, and no facial hair. He was wearing a tan bathing suit.'
'He was believed to be about 20 years old, 5’9” tall, and 160 lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes. The Broward Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be a drowning and noted there were “no signs of foul play.”
''Pearn has been working to understand more about the details in the Pegasus tattoo. “There was a program in Alaska that’s called Spartan Pegasus,” Pearn told Dateline. She thinks that could be a connection for identifying “Paratrooper” John Doe.
Spartan Pegasus is an airborne operation in coordination with several military branches. ''
40 years have passed and this young man remains unidentified.
Age estimates and the military type Army Jump wings tattoo seem to point to an active duty soldier. If this was the case, he would be listed as a "deserter" on a list maintained by the Army - since he would have been noted as Absent With Out Leave (AWOL) at some point, and at the 30 day mark declared a Deserter (adminisratevly).
If he had been given a discharge by the Army, his record would have been closed out and archived at the National Military Personnel Records Center (NMPRC) in St. Louis, MO.
The Army Jump School probably has a photo and his name in their record of graduates for years preceding his death.
Age estimates and the military type Army Jump wings tattoo seem to point to an active duty soldier. If this was the case, he would be listed as a "deserter" on a list maintained by the Army - since he would have been noted as Absent With Out Leave (AWOL) at some point, and at the 30 day mark declared a Deserter (adminisratevly).
If he had been given a discharge by the Army, his record would have been closed out and archived at the National Military Personnel Records Center (NMPRC) in St. Louis, MO.
The Army Jump School probably has a photo and his name in their record of graduates for years preceding his death.