Roland Fancher was born February 11, 1930 in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. He joined the United States Air Force in 1952 and served our country for over twenty-one years. His job in the Air Force was an instructor for the Aero Med Labs and was a trainer for the Space Program in Capsule Recovery. He passed away recently on June 23, 2016 in his Dayton, OH where he lived.