U.S. Army · United States 
David Franklin Roberson
1989
David F. Roberson served the U.S. Army for 3 years. David served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Air Operations Supervisor David Roberson was killed in an airplane crash while tracking a group of illegal aliens near San Luis, Arizona, approximately four miles north of the Mexican border. The Christen A-1 Husky single-engine plane he was piloting stalled, causing it to crash at a steep angle and burst into flames. Supervisor Roberson had served with the United States Border Patrol for 23 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1959 – 1962
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol
Air Operations Supervisor
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