SN Frank George Antone

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SN Frank George Antone Veteran

Birth
Landkreis Haßberge, Bavaria, Germany
Death
23 Dec 1967 (aged 21)
Vietnam
Burial
Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Site: 3, Lot: 10, Block: 3A, Section: J
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Father was an American soldier stationed in Germany and his mother was a German National.

Died in Nha Be which is about 5 miles south of Saigon in the Mekong Delta while on patrol. He was a Navy Seal. He died while on patrol.

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PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Carmel, CA
Date of birth: 06/10/1946

MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Navy
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Seaman
ID No: B804349
MOS: 0000: Not Recorded
Length Service: 02
Unit: DET GOLF, SEAL TEAM 1, TF 116, USNAVFORV

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Not Recorded
Incident Date: 12/23/1967
Casualty Date: 12/23/1967
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Not Reported

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Frank Antone was born on June 10, 1946, in Hersbruck, Germany. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 6, 1965, and completed basic training at Naval Training Center San Diego, California, in February 1966. SA Antone next served aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) from March to April 1966, followed by Underwater Demolition Team training with Naval Amphibious School Pacific at Naval Base Coronado, California, from April to August 1966. He served as a UDT Diver with UDT 11 in the United States, aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ogden (LPD-5), at Subic Bay in the Philippines, and in Okinawa from August 1966 to July 1967, and then with SEAL Team ONE at Naval Base Coronado from July to November 1967. SN Antone's final assignment was with SEAL Team ONE in South Vietnam, where he served from November 1967 until he was killed in action on December 23, 1967. Frank Antone was buried at El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove, California.
Father was an American soldier stationed in Germany and his mother was a German National.

Died in Nha Be which is about 5 miles south of Saigon in the Mekong Delta while on patrol. He was a Navy Seal. He died while on patrol.

Below is cited at www.virtualwall.org. Used with permission.

PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Carmel, CA
Date of birth: 06/10/1946

MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Navy
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Seaman
ID No: B804349
MOS: 0000: Not Recorded
Length Service: 02
Unit: DET GOLF, SEAL TEAM 1, TF 116, USNAVFORV

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Not Recorded
Incident Date: 12/23/1967
Casualty Date: 12/23/1967
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Not Reported

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Frank Antone was born on June 10, 1946, in Hersbruck, Germany. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 6, 1965, and completed basic training at Naval Training Center San Diego, California, in February 1966. SA Antone next served aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) from March to April 1966, followed by Underwater Demolition Team training with Naval Amphibious School Pacific at Naval Base Coronado, California, from April to August 1966. He served as a UDT Diver with UDT 11 in the United States, aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ogden (LPD-5), at Subic Bay in the Philippines, and in Okinawa from August 1966 to July 1967, and then with SEAL Team ONE at Naval Base Coronado from July to November 1967. SN Antone's final assignment was with SEAL Team ONE in South Vietnam, where he served from November 1967 until he was killed in action on December 23, 1967. Frank Antone was buried at El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove, California.