Frank John Sarris was born on December 8, 1917 in New Port, Rhode Island. He married Carmella Virgadamo and had three daughters. Sarris served as a pilot in the United States Navy during both WWII (Pacific) and the Korean Conflict. He retired as a U.S. Navy LCDR in 1964, after spending 25 years in the service. Carmella passed on May 21, 1993, leaving behind Frank, their three daughters, and eight grandchildren. Four years later, on January 26, 1997, Frank passed at the age of 79.

He was buried at Glen Abbey Memorial Park in Bonita, California on January 29, 1997 with full military honors.

Link to the Collection's Descriptive Finding Guide. 

Link to the Collection's Images on Flickr.