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MONROE FRANKS
Corporal · U.S. Army
May 19, 1948 – October 1, 1969
Service recordMonroe Franks, of Ft Lauderdale, Florida, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on October 1, 1969, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 17W, Line 22 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 17W · Line 22
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- May 19, 1948
- Home of record
- Ft Lauderdale, Florida (Broward County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 1, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date October 1, 1969; he was the only one lost in Quảng Tín Province that day. In October 1969, 600 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 17W, Line 22
- DAVID LEE COPELANDCorporal · October 1, 1969
- HENRY WAYNE GARRETTStaff Sergeant · October 1, 1969
- ROBERT GLENN HARTMANFirst Lieutenant · October 1, 1969
- MICHAEL JOHN KEBERLINELance Corporal · October 1, 1969
From Ft Lauderdale
- EARL LEE CROMWELLPrivate · December 24, 1965
- JAMES ROBERT TAYLORPrivate First Class · January 28, 1966
- JOHN H MINCEYPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- JAMES RAYMOND SCOTTSpecialist Four · March 4, 1966
- HENRY BENTONPrivate First Class · May 21, 1966
- EARL KENNETH TYNESSpecialist Four · May 29, 1966
- RICHARD JAMES CURRIER JRCorporal · July 24, 1966
- ARTHUR HARRY FIKEStaff Sergeant · August 19, 1966
- BRUCE ALLAN TIMMONSPetty Officer Third Class · November 15, 1966
- FREDERICK MONOTT BONANNOSpecialist Five · January 29, 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.