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FRANK IMRE KRAXNER
Captain · U.S. Army
November 1, 1940 – August 1, 1970
Service recordFrank Imre Kraxner, of New York, New York, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on August 1, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 75 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 75
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. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Field Artillery Unit Commander (1193)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 1, 1940
- Home of record
- New York, New York (Kings County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 1, 1970
- Age
- 29
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date August 1, 1970; two of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 75
- LARRY JOE MALATESTASpecialist Four · August 1, 1970
- RAYMOND MARCINE MANINGERLance Corporal · August 1, 1970
- DANIEL LEE MITCHELLCorporal · August 1, 1970
- JON HARRIS NORDQUISTSpecialist Four · August 1, 1970
Same unit, same day
- DAVID LEON CAPLANSecond Lieutenant · Panel 8W, Line 74
From New York
- WALTER R MCCARTHY JRCaptain · June 16, 1962
- JOHN HOWARD MCCLEANCaptain · August 16, 1963
- DONALD ALLAN MOLLICONEFirst Lieutenant · December 20, 1963
- VINCENT JOSEPH HICKMANCaptain · January 14, 1964
- MARTIN STOCKFEDERPrivate First Class · July 15, 1964
- ROBERT GEORGE ARMSTRONGFirst Lieutenant · October 24, 1964
- DOMINICK SANSONESergeant First Class · December 10, 1964
- DONALD GILBERT COOKColonel · December 31, 1964
- TERENCE MEREDITH MURPHYLieutenant (junior grade) · April 9, 1965
- ROBERT CARL WISTRANDColonel · May 9, 1965
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.