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FRANK C WALLENBECK
Captain · U.S. Army
December 18, 1928 – July 23, 1969
Service recordFrank C Wallenbeck, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on July 23, 1969, in South Vietnam, at age 40. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 36 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 36
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- December 18, 1928
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 23, 1969
- Age
- 40
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Infectious Disease
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date July 23, 1969. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 36
- JOHN FRANCIS KITSONPrivate First Class · July 23, 1969
- THOMAS HUBERT MCCARTYMajor · July 23, 1969
- GLENN EUGENE PELTONPrivate First Class · July 23, 1969
- FRANKLIN WILLIAM PICKINGMajor · July 23, 1969
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
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.