★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LTjg Patrick Conroy '77, USN was lost on April 17, 1980 when the P-3 Orion patrol plane he was copiloting crashed at Pago Pago, Samoa during an airshow. Five others aboard the aircraft were also killed, as was a person on the ground. The airplane had clipped the cable of an aerial tramway.
A native of Missouri City, Texas, the Lucky Bag noted "Pat is the typical tall Texan except for those 'little baby feets.'… With his blond hair and good looks what could he be but a fighter pilot. After teaching the new plebes sailing he'll be heading down to Pensacola to rough it on the beach during the day and club it at night. He’s sure to turn out to be a good pilot and a good officer."
He was survived by his parents, a sister, and brother.
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/PATRICK_J._CONROY,_LTJG,_USN