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WILLIAM J FRANKS
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 15, 1946 – February 25, 1967
Service recordWilliam J Franks, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 25, 1967, in Lam Dong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 15E, Line 91 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15E · Line 91
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- November 15, 1946
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 25, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Lam Dong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date February 25, 1967; he was the only one lost in Lam Dong Province that day. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 12 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15E, Line 91
- CHARLES EDWARD HASSLER JRCorporal · February 25, 1967
- ROBERT EUGENE KARRSpecialist Four · February 25, 1967
- GLOVER AUSTIN PEELER IIIStaff Sergeant · February 25, 1967
- HERIBERTO ROMERO-OYOLASpecialist Four · February 25, 1967
Same unit, same day
- PETER COGILLPrivate First Class · Panel 15E, Line 88
- JOSEPH E GRIFFISStaff Sergeant · Panel 15E, Line 90
- KENNETH FRANK UNDERWOODPrivate First Class · Panel 15E, Line 92
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 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.