★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LT William Bartram, USN '82 was lost on January 20, 1989 when the US-3A Viking jet he was piloting crashed in the Philippines. He was flying for a detachment of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 50, which was operating from USS Midway (CV 41) at the time. Also lost in the crash was his commanding officer.
From the Lucky Bag:
Bill arrived in Annapolis from that great (?) northwestern city of "Brothel," Washington, via that unique institution NAPS. Through his many childhood experiences (he was a Navy brat), he slowly but surely compiled enough information to for "The Bartram Chronicles." Like fairy tales, these stories all end in the same way. Not with "they lived happily ever after," but with "it was great." In addition, these stories always contained the Bartram Factor. This universal law, not to be confused with Murphy's Law, states that any numerical quantity must be halved to attain the truth (B.F.: truth or reality = x/2).
Bill was survived by his wife, Jodie, and their two daughters, Kelly Jo and Katie.
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/WILLIAM_T._BARTRAM,_LT,_USN