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PFC Earl Edward Frank

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PFC Earl Edward Frank

Birth
Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Death
13 Oct 1943 (aged 27)
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Burial
Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Canton Repository, Canton, OH, Thursday, October 28, 1943 ;Page 1

MASSILLON MAN WAS SENT OVERSEAS IN MAY 1942

Pfc. EARL E FRANK

Pfc. Earl E Frank, 27, was killed in action over the Southwest Pacific area October 13, the war department has informed his widow, Goldie Frank of Howenstine. The message was received on Wednesday.

Inducted from Massillon on January 29, 1941, Pfc Frank received basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi and Indian Gap, PA and was transferred overseas on May 24, 1942. He was an employee of the Hoover Co.

Surviving in addition to his widow are his son, Ronald; his father, Herman P. Frank of RD. 3, Massillon; three brothers, Pvt. Kenneth H. Frank with the army in Sicily, Sgt. Herman A. Frank stationed in Tucson, AZ; and Loren R. Frank of RD 3, Massillon; and one sister, Mrs. Helen Kracker of RD 3, Massillon.

Mrs. Frank and her son reside with her father, John F. Beans of Howenstine.
Canton Repository, Canton, OH, Thursday, October 28, 1943 ;Page 1

MASSILLON MAN WAS SENT OVERSEAS IN MAY 1942

Pfc. EARL E FRANK

Pfc. Earl E Frank, 27, was killed in action over the Southwest Pacific area October 13, the war department has informed his widow, Goldie Frank of Howenstine. The message was received on Wednesday.

Inducted from Massillon on January 29, 1941, Pfc Frank received basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi and Indian Gap, PA and was transferred overseas on May 24, 1942. He was an employee of the Hoover Co.

Surviving in addition to his widow are his son, Ronald; his father, Herman P. Frank of RD. 3, Massillon; three brothers, Pvt. Kenneth H. Frank with the army in Sicily, Sgt. Herman A. Frank stationed in Tucson, AZ; and Loren R. Frank of RD 3, Massillon; and one sister, Mrs. Helen Kracker of RD 3, Massillon.

Mrs. Frank and her son reside with her father, John F. Beans of Howenstine.


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