Memorial Day 2004 Barry, 26, left behind his mother Mary Albro Delphin (who is sister to my father, John Albro, Jr.), his father Eugene, a brother Robin Hood, his wife Phyllis Douglas Delphin, a daughter Kletia 3 1/2, and a son Casey 2 1/2. Barry was a fun loving, intelligent person. He was born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, but grew up in Clearwater, Florida, where he graduated from Clearwater High School - he was class President. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, married Phyllis and then joined the Air Force. They were stationed in Big Spring, Texas, and Germany. While in Germany he volunteered to fly in combat. He went to Vietnam in December of 1966. He said not to worry. We corresponded regularly and he was writing the "Great American War Novel" by hand and I was typing it. We only got to chapter 3. I have visited the memorials in Washington, D.C., Annapolis, Maryland, and Tallahassee, FL, that all bear his name, as well as a couple of traveling walls. His mother and I are very close and we still miss him but we are also very proud of him. We know we will meet again.

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall Captain Delphin was conducting a close air support mission near Lai Khe, north of Saigon, in an F-100D (tail number 55-2912). CAS missions require very low altitudes and yet fairly high speeds. This combination of factors came into play when Captain Delphin's aircraft was struck by automatic weapons fire and crashed before he could eject.

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