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FRANK JOSEPH SHAREK JR
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
April 28, 1947 – July 23, 1968
Service recordFrank Joseph Sharek JR, of Manchester, New Hampshire, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 23, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 51W, Line 44 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 51W · Line 44
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
- Plumbing And Water Supply Specialist (1121)
- Born
- April 28, 1947
- Home of record
- Manchester, New Hampshire (Hillsborough County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 23, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
47 names on the Wall carry the date July 23, 1968; seven of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1968, 993 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 51W, Line 44
- JOSE ALBERTO ORTIZ-BURGOSCorporal · July 23, 1968
- CHARLES SULLIVAN ROYPetty Officer Second Class · July 23, 1968
- DONALD WILLIAM SEIDELSpecialist Five · July 23, 1968
- JAMES DOUGLAS SMITHChief Warrant Officer 2 · July 23, 1968
From Manchester
- ROBERT PAUL DIONNEHospitalman · July 14, 1965
- WILFRED ROLAND ROBILLARDPrivate First Class · October 10, 1965
- JOSEPH GEORGE VILLIARDCorporal · March 24, 1966
- PHILLIP JOSEPH STICKNEYSenior Master Sergeant · May 31, 1966
- PAUL ERNEST NADEAUPrivate First Class · September 4, 1966
- LEON NORMAND DOUCETCorporal · February 5, 1967
- NORMAN GERARD LOZEAUPrivate First Class · March 9, 1967
- NORMAND RICHARD MARTELPrivate First Class · May 3, 1967
- ARTHUR C MOURTGIS JRPrivate First Class · May 15, 1967
- JOSEPH ARMAND ROG GELINASChief Warrant Officer 2 · October 11, 1967
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.