serviceyears branch commands death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
? -- 1937 , 1937-1944 united states marine corps seaplane squadron , azores , 1918 14 march 1974 delaware , ohio united states of america distinguished flying cross place of burial world war i 3 june 1886 arlington national cemetery , arlington , virginia colonel francis t. evans usmc.jpg francis thomas evans , sr. .
 francis thomas evans , sr.
francis thomas evans , sr. .

francis thomas evans , sr. -lrb- 3 june 1886 - 14 march 1974 -rrb- was a pioneer aviator .
he was one of the earliest united states marine corps aviators , the first person to perform a loop in seaplane , and a pioneer of stall and spin recovery techniques .
