Abstract	This photograph was published in the La Crosse Tribune on June 25, 1965. The photograph's caption reads: "The body of Francis Kirking, 22-year-old Peace Corps worker from Cashton, was recovered Thursday in the Iranian port of Farahnaz. Kirking, stationed in Iran since 1964, drowned Wednesday attempting to save an Iranian friend, who also drowned. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kirking Sr., of R. 1, Cashton. A memorial Mass is planned at 10 a.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Cashton, Rev. Thomas Mannion officiating. A brother, Donovan, in the Army in Hawaii, is flying home for the service. The body is expected to arrive in Cashton Tuesday." On the envelope housing the negative is written: "June 25, 1965. Peace Corps worker killed overseas."
Donor	Burgess, Jean
Owner	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
	La Crosse Tribune
Photographer	Huebner, Ed
Type of resource	still image
Genre	picture
Genre authority	marcgt
Publisher name	La Crosse Tribune
Place of publication	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Date published	1965-06-25
Date captured	2020-09-29
Language	eng
Width	5.05
Height	3.97
Subject topic	Veterans Authority: TGM
Subject topic	La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, Wis.) Authority: LCSH
Source type	Scanned from negative
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Collection	Frances Burgess Photograph Collection
ID	27e23763-e207-484e-8c09-79d2127a306f/wlacu000/00000021/00002083
Stock number	Neg. 49329
Doi	21-02083