MD MD - Frank Thomas Christensen, USAF, 20, Missing 8 July 1977

[Richard]

Frank Thomas Christensen, USAF, Andrews AFB, Maryland, Missing

Frank Thomas Christensen is a U.S. Air Force Airman who went missing around July 8, 1977 from Racine, Wisconsin. Frank Christensen left Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, to visit family in Racine, Wisconsin on approved leave and never returned back to Andrews Air Force Base as planned on July 8, 1977. Sometime in 1979, Frank Christensen’s mother received a letter from him stating that he was “ok”, but then she never heard from him again. Frank Thomas Christensen is 19 to 20 years old as of the date he went missing around July, 1977. Frank Christensen is described as a white male standing 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 140 pounds. Frank Christensen has blonde/strawberry hair and blue eyes. Frank Christensen may be wearing prescription glasses. If you have any information about the whereabouts of Frank Thomas Christensen, contact John Fine with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations at 571-305-8620 reference case #ICON-D-085-A–33298151621. (NamUs MP # 38270)

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[Richard]

Frank Thomas Christensen Went Missing In Racine Wisconsin in July 1977

Missing
Last seen alive: July 08, 1977

Circumstances: Frank went home to visit his family in Racine, WI and never returned back to Andrews AFB, MD on Jul 8, 1977. His family disclosed he left WI to return back to Andrews AFB, MD. After he went missing, sometime in 1979, Frank's mother received a letter from him stating he was ok, but that was the last letter she received from him.
First Name: Frank Thomas
Middle Name: Thomas
Last Name: Christensen
Details
Age When Last Known Alive: 19
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 66.0
Weight: 140.0
Location
City: Racine
State: Wisconsin
County: Racine
Appearance
Hair: Blond/Strawberry
Eye: Blue

LINK:

MD - Frank Thomas Christensen, USAF, 20, Missing 8 July 1977

 

[vermontaigne]

Be nice to know from where that letter was postmarked.

 

[Jim_M]

Be nice to know from where that letter was postmarked.

And perhaps any details on what he shared inside that letter. Hmmm, he contacted mom after approximately two (2) years. We know he was still alive then, if the letter story is true. Which it sounds to be. Voluntary, then.....?

 

[Richard]

Frank would be around 60 years old today. It is hard to imagine that he would simply disappear for no reason and send only one letter home after two years.

He was about 19 years old at the time of his disappearance in July 1977. It is quite possible that the letter home was a hoax sent by someone (other than Frank) wanting to make it appear that Frank was still alive and well.

 

[audrey77]

On his OSI poster, it says that both his wife and daughter died in an auto accident in 1979. https://www.osi.af.mil/Portals/29/images/Christensen 2.JPG?ver=2020-01-16-113750-553

 

[Richard]

Frank Thomas Christensen, USAF, age 20
Missing since July 08, 1977

Circumstances:

Frank went home to visit his family in Racine, WI and never returned back to Andrews AFB, MD on Jul 8, 1977. His family disclosed he left WI to return back to Andrews AFB, MD. After he went missing, sometime in 1979, Frank's mother received a letter from him stating he was ok, but that was the last letter she received from him.

First Name: Frank Thomas
Middle Name: Thomas
Last Name: Christensen
Details
Age When Last Known Alive: 19
Race: White
Sex: Male
Hair: Blond/Strawberry
Eye: Blue
Height: 66.0
Weight: 140.0
Location
City: Racine
State: Wisconsin

LINKS:

Frank Thomas Christensen - Wisconsin Missing Person Directory

OSI Wanted

 

[Pennysmom1]

Frank Thomas Christensen​

Updated: Jan 9, 2022

Frank Thomas Christensen was an 18-year-old U.S. Air Force Airman. He had left Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and returned to his home in Racine, Wisconsin for an approved leave. Frank’s family said that he left Wisconsin and was returning to the Air Force Base in Maryland. Frank was due to return to base on July 8, 1977, but he never made it back to the Air Force Base.

Frank’s mother received a letter from Frank sometime in 1979 stating that he was okay. That letter was the last time that anyone has ever heard from Frank.

Frank is described as an 18-year-old white/Caucasian male, 5’6” tall and 140 pounds. He has strawberry/blonde hair and blue eyes. He may be wearing prescription glasses.

Frank would be 61 years old today.

Frank Thomas Christensen

Frank Thomas Christensen was an 18-year-old U.S. Air Force Airman. He had left Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and returned to his home in Racine, Wisconsin for an approved leave. Frank’s family said that he left Wisconsin and was returning to the Air Force Base in Maryland. Frank was due to...

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[stellrcellr]

Came across this post and it struck me odd that there was a letter sent to the family. Does anyone recall American killers around this time that forced victims to wrote home?

 

[Richard]

This month marks 47 years since Airman Frank Cristensen went missing.

I tend to think that the letter home may have been a hoax. However, I have not seen it or heard that it has been authenticated as actually have been written by Airman Christensen.

 

[Keiri]

https://www.osi.af.mil/Portals/29/d...gHgKfVWiYQQzlYVbxgg==&timestamp=1670365584511 This seems to be updated slightly from the other.

You know, I pretty much assume it's not a serial killer in a situation like this. His wife and daughter died, it's far more likely he was absolutely devastated and took his own life than somehow having the worst bad luck of the century to then run into a serial killer.