Paratrooper John Doe
Veteran Doe Top Case #2
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP1254
Male, White / Caucasian
Date Found: May 26, 1984 (Memorial Day Weekend)
Location Found: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Broward County)
Estimated Age Range: 21-30 Years Old in 1984
Race: White
Sex: Male
Weight (pounds) 162, Estimated
Height (inches) 66”, Estimated (Fingerprint card indicated 69" tall)
Body Parts Inventory: All parts recovered
Body conditions: Recognizable face
Probable year of death: 1984
Estimated postmortem interval: 1 Day
Circumstances of Recovery: Found floating in the Intercoastal Waterway
Physical Description
Hair color: Brown
Head hair: Light Brown
Facial hair: None
Eye description: Brown
Clothing on body: A tan bathing suit
Tattoos : The left arm has a tattoo reading "Born to Fly" and the right arm has tattoo reading "U.S. Paratroopers"
Fingerprint information is available and entered
Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA Status: Unknown
Investigating Agencies:
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
1300 West Broward Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
Agency Case Number
84-73082
Main Phone (954) 828-5700
Wendy Crane, Medicolegal Death Investigator
District 17 Medical Examiners Office - Broward County
5301 SW 31st Avenue
Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33312
Main Phone (954) 357-5200
His NamUs page: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/1254
Male, White / Caucasian
Date Found: May 26, 1984 (Memorial Day Weekend)
Location Found: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Broward County)
Estimated Age Range: 21-30 Years Old in 1984
Race: White
Sex: Male
Weight (pounds) 162, Estimated
Height (inches) 66”, Estimated (Fingerprint card indicated 69" tall)
Body Parts Inventory: All parts recovered
Body conditions: Recognizable face
Probable year of death: 1984
Estimated postmortem interval: 1 Day
Circumstances of Recovery: Found floating in the Intercoastal Waterway
Physical Description
Hair color: Brown
Head hair: Light Brown
Facial hair: None
Eye description: Brown
Clothing on body: A tan bathing suit
Tattoos : The left arm has a tattoo reading "Born to Fly" and the right arm has tattoo reading "U.S. Paratroopers"
Fingerprint information is available and entered
Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA Status: Unknown
Investigating Agencies:
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
1300 West Broward Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
Agency Case Number
84-73082
Main Phone (954) 828-5700
Wendy Crane, Medicolegal Death Investigator
District 17 Medical Examiners Office - Broward County
5301 SW 31st Avenue
Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33312
Main Phone (954) 357-5200
His NamUs page: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/1254
Artist's rendition of his face and tattoos.
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Given his estimated age in 1984: His year of birth would likely be somewhere between 1954 and 1963.
If he went into the service at the age of 18 then his active service years would likely be somewhere between 1972 and 1984.
His peer group (friends, siblings, schoolmates, military buddies) would be in their late 50's to early 60's in 2020.
If he went into the service at the age of 18 then his active service years would likely be somewhere between 1972 and 1984.
His peer group (friends, siblings, schoolmates, military buddies) would be in their late 50's to early 60's in 2020.
Newspaper reports from the time of his death.
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General area of where he was found: 500 block of Bayshore Drive, Fort Lauderdale Florida 33304
A copy of his fingerprint card.
Army Airborne InformationFrom Wikipedia - Paratroopers are military parachutists — military personnel trained in parachuting into an operation and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during World War II for troop distribution and transportation. Paratroopers are often used to seize strategic objectives such as airfields or bridges.
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A similar tattoo to one he had.
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