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SPC Matthew Curtis Frantz

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SPC Matthew Curtis Frantz Veteran

Birth
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Death
20 Jan 2006 (aged 23)
Kirkuk, Iraq
Burial
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Army Spc. Matthew C. Frantz, 23, of Lafayette, Indiana

Frantz died in Al Huwijah, Iraq on January 20, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations.
He was assigned to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Age: 23
Hometown: Lafayette, IN
Date of Death: 1/20/2006
Incident Location: Al Huwijah, Iraq
Branch of Military: Army
Rank: Spc.
Unit: 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Divis
Unit's Base: Fort Campbell, KY


**A heartfelt thank you to Find A Grave contributor, Ruth Kay for fulfilling my photo request for Matthew Frantz's memorial marker. What a fitting tribute to honor this young American hero on the day our Nation celebrates it's independence.



Army Spc. Matthew C. Frantz, 23, of Lafayette, Indiana

Frantz died in Al Huwijah, Iraq on January 20, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations.
He was assigned to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Age: 23
Hometown: Lafayette, IN
Date of Death: 1/20/2006
Incident Location: Al Huwijah, Iraq
Branch of Military: Army
Rank: Spc.
Unit: 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Divis
Unit's Base: Fort Campbell, KY


**A heartfelt thank you to Find A Grave contributor, Ruth Kay for fulfilling my photo request for Matthew Frantz's memorial marker. What a fitting tribute to honor this young American hero on the day our Nation celebrates it's independence.




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  • Created by: Rosie
  • Added: Jan 25, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13124719/matthew_curtis-frantz: accessed ), memorial page for SPC Matthew Curtis Frantz (25 Sep 1982–20 Jan 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13124719, citing Rest Haven Memorial Park, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Rosie (contributor 46776899).