David Greig "Skippy" Browning Jr. (June 5, 1931 – March 13, 1956) was a diver from the

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and Olympic champion. He represented the US at the

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, where he received a gold medal in springboard diving. After his Olympic victory in Helsinki, Browning shinnied up a flag pole to steal an

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and was arrested. Browning married Corinne L. Couch on September 7, 1950. In January 1953 he graduated from the

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with a degree in

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. In June 1955 he received his wings as a

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in the

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. On March 13, 1956, he was on a training flight in a North American FJ Fury jet carrier fighter when the plane crashed near

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, killing Browning. At the time, he was scheduled to be reassigned to Los Angeles to begin training for the

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. Browning was inducted into the

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in 1975. His father was his coach and instructor.

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