Frank Powers was shot down over Russia while flying the iconic U-2 airplane on a reconnaissance mission in 1960. He was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 10 years in Soviet prison but was eventually exchanged for a Russian spy captured several years earlier. Upon returning home, Frank was both privately and publicly praised and denigrated for his conduct while in Soviet custody. He died when his son was 12. It wasn't until he was in college that his son decided it was time to dig into the official record and see what the truth was. Is his father a hero or a villain?
This week's Ghost of Arlington is:
- Air Force Captain Francis Gary Powers (Section 11, Grave 685-2)
- Claudia "Sue" Edwards Downey Powers (Section 11, Grave 685-2)
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