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AE3 Francis J “Frank” Campeau

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AE3 Francis J “Frank” Campeau Veteran

Original Name
J
Birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Death
29 Jul 1967 (aged 22)
Vietnam
Burial
East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section T Site 3462
Memorial ID
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Francis Campeau was born on May 28, 1945, to Frank and Mary Campeau. His home of record is Bergenfield, NJ. He had one sister, Lori, and one brother, Don. He graduated from Bergenfield High School in 1963. Campeau loved to swim. He taught swimming for the local Police Athletic League and the YMCA in Hackensack.

Campeau entered the US Navy where he attained the rank of Aviation Electronic Mate Third Class (AE3).

Francis Campeau was among the 134 USS Forrestal (CVA 59) crewmembers and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen squadron personnel to be killed in the tragic fire aboard the USS Forrestal, 60 miles off the coast of North Vietnam on Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea.

Campeau is listed as killed in action on July 29, 1967 when the ship he was on in the Gulf of Tonkin experienced an explosion. Campeau perished in the blaze.

The town of Bergenfield has named Campeau Place in his honor.
Francis Campeau was born on May 28, 1945, to Frank and Mary Campeau. His home of record is Bergenfield, NJ. He had one sister, Lori, and one brother, Don. He graduated from Bergenfield High School in 1963. Campeau loved to swim. He taught swimming for the local Police Athletic League and the YMCA in Hackensack.

Campeau entered the US Navy where he attained the rank of Aviation Electronic Mate Third Class (AE3).

Francis Campeau was among the 134 USS Forrestal (CVA 59) crewmembers and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen squadron personnel to be killed in the tragic fire aboard the USS Forrestal, 60 miles off the coast of North Vietnam on Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea.

Campeau is listed as killed in action on July 29, 1967 when the ship he was on in the Gulf of Tonkin experienced an explosion. Campeau perished in the blaze.

The town of Bergenfield has named Campeau Place in his honor.

Inscription

Francis J Campeau
New Jersey
AE3
US Navy
Vietnam
May 28 1945
July 29 1967


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  • Maintained by: wings214
  • Originally Created by: 46512307
  • Added: Mar 3, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2630247/francis_j-campeau: accessed ), memorial page for AE3 Francis J “Frank” Campeau (28 May 1945–29 Jul 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2630247, citing Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by wings214 (contributor 47544870).