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ANTHONY L FRANKS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
September 1, 1948 – August 8, 1967
Service recordAnthony L Franks, of Florence, South Carolina, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 8, 1967, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 24E, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24E · Line 90
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Administrative Man (0141)
- Born
- September 1, 1948
- Home of record
- Florence, South Carolina (Florence County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 8, 1967
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date August 8, 1967; six of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1967, 683 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 24E, Line 90
- JAMES DONALD DAVENPORTPrivate First Class · August 8, 1967
- EARL KENT EICHBAUERCorporal · August 8, 1967
- BOBBY RAY GARDNERSergeant · August 8, 1967
- JOHN LEE MORELANDLance Corporal · August 8, 1967
From Florence
- SYLVESTER JACKSON JRSpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
- JOHNNY WILLIAM LLEWELLYNStaff Sergeant · August 5, 1966
- EARL MATTHEWS JRStaff Sergeant · September 9, 1966
- HUGH WILLIAM WELLONSFirst Lieutenant · October 13, 1966
- EDDIE BOYD COOKE JRStaff Sergeant · December 19, 1966
- HAZEL H HUMPHRIES IIICorporal · August 9, 1967
- MARION LEE MEGGSLance Corporal · November 16, 1967
- ROLAND K DAVISMajor · January 25, 1968
- HARLEY B HACKETT IIICaptain · July 24, 1968
- DURWOOD CAULDERLance Corporal · July 27, 1968
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.