University of North Carolina Naval ROTC Alumni Association

LT John Davis Sparks

United States Navy

Date of Birth: 1955

Commissioned: June 8, 1977

Designator: 1390

Circumstances of Death:

LT John Sparks, 26, died at sea on November 21, 1981 along with 3 other crewmen. He was on a mission off of USS Witchita (AOR-1). His body was never recovered.

Awards: No award history available.

History of Service:

Last duty station:

HC-11, NAS North Island, Coronado, CA

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