Walter Mackey "Mack" Franklin was the son of Alonzo Turner "Lon" and Sarah Francis Rosebud "Frankie" Crossno Franklin. His Dutch and German ancestry can be traced back to the 1400s. His Dutch Lineage was in America before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Mack worked in lumber camps in the summer as early as eight years old, working as a waterboy and other various jobs, the money was given to his parents by his employers. He was sent to the CCC(Civilian Conservation Corps)Camps at the age of twelve, again the money being sent to his parents. He was only a child, working in Washington, Oregon and California, so far away from his family. He said he learned the value of hard work during those years. This was also a source of very hard feelings he held for his mother. Mack joined the United States Army in 1941 right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He fought in the Pacific Theatre, where he served in the Rangers. He was wounded three times, Guadal Canal, Corregidor and Iwo Jima. He said at 6'4", he made a good target. He was wounded once in hand to hand to combat, he had an enemy bayonet stuck in his right forearm, the enemy didn't make out as well. He carried the scars from battle to his grave, including the ones that could not be seen. He was sent to Hawaii on three different occasions to convaless, then sent back to combat. Mack was awarded two Purple Hearts for being wounded in battle.
Mack also spent a lot of time in the "Brigg" for Bar Fights in just about every Bar in the Pacific, he was promoted from Pvt. to Cpl, busted back to Pvt., promoted to Sgt., busted back to Pvt., promoted back to Sgt., busted back down to Pvt. When he was discharged in 1946, he was a Pvt. Most of the fights , he said, were with Marines, which he called "Jar Heads". It is ironic that his oldest grandson, the only one to carry on the Franklin surname became a United States Marine. He married Phena "Dee" Huffman July 4, 1946 at the home of Reverend Shankles, Robertstown, Conway Co., Arkansas. Mack had asked Dee's father, Henry, for her hand. Henry refused saying she was too young. Mack had applied for their marriage license in Faulkner Co., Arkansas, in order to keep their elopement secret. When he applied, he gave Dee's first name as Loretta. It was truly a case of the groom not knowing his bride's first name!
Mack and Dee were the parents of
1.James Mack, b.8/11/1947 d.11/3/1947,
2.William Larry, b.8/20/1948 d. 3/26/2001, Larry married Living Moore.
3.Theresa Ann, b.8/18/1949 d.4/13/1979, Theresa married Roy Daniel Coffman.
4.Living Daughter, Living Daughter married Living Hamilton.
5.Living Son, Living Son married 1.Living Catalano, 2.Living Smith, 3.Living Dunning, 4.Living Beck
After Dee passed away Mack married Eula Freeman Creach Roper in 1987 in Pope Co., Arkansas.
Mack suffered from what was then known as Shell Shock, today it is known as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. He relived the War, especially when he he drank alcohol. It was during these times that Mack took out his anger on his wife and children, without mercy. He was diagnosed as Psychzophrenic. He was hospitalized many, many times for this.
Mack was my dad. Daddy taught me how to fish, hunt and to leave the land as you found it. He enjoyed "piddlin'", as he called it, in his smoke house, always working on some project. The smokehouse is also where he kept his fantastic "Home Brew"(homemade beer). Daddy made the very best home brew in the entire state. I would sneek in and get a sip...Good Stuff!!!
He also made the county's best "Wild Cat" Whiskey, so they say. I never tasted of that "Recipe".
His name is proudly displayed along with thousands of his fellow soldiers...
ARKANSAS
--------
WALTER MACKEY "MACK" FRANKLIN
WWII MEMORIAL
Washington, D.C.
-----------------------------
Mack was of the Catholic faith.
-----------------------------
THE SOLDIERS GRAVE
BY PEARL RIVERS
Tread lightly, 'tis a soldiers grave,
A lonely, mossy mound;
And yet to hearts like mine and thine
It should be holy ground.
Speak softly, let no careless laugh,
No idle, thoughtless jest,
Escape your lips where sweetly sleeps
The hero in his rest.
For him no reveille will beat
When morning beams shall come;
For him, at night, no tattoo rolls
Its thunders from the drum.
Tread lightly! for a man bequeathed,
Ere laid beneath this sod,
His ashes to his native land,
His gallant soul to God.
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Note: Death date on Military Marker is incorrect. He died on July 10th, 1992
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Mack also spent a lot of time in the "Brigg" for Bar Fights in just about every Bar in the Pacific, he was promoted from Pvt. to Cpl, busted back to Pvt., promoted to Sgt., busted back to Pvt., promoted back to Sgt., busted back down to Pvt. When he was discharged in 1946, he was a Pvt. Most of the fights , he said, were with Marines, which he called "Jar Heads". It is ironic that his oldest grandson, the only one to carry on the Franklin surname became a United States Marine. He married Phena "Dee" Huffman July 4, 1946 at the home of Reverend Shankles, Robertstown, Conway Co., Arkansas. Mack had asked Dee's father, Henry, for her hand. Henry refused saying she was too young. Mack had applied for their marriage license in Faulkner Co., Arkansas, in order to keep their elopement secret. When he applied, he gave Dee's first name as Loretta. It was truly a case of the groom not knowing his bride's first name!
Mack and Dee were the parents of
1.James Mack, b.8/11/1947 d.11/3/1947,
2.William Larry, b.8/20/1948 d. 3/26/2001, Larry married Living Moore.
3.Theresa Ann, b.8/18/1949 d.4/13/1979, Theresa married Roy Daniel Coffman.
4.Living Daughter, Living Daughter married Living Hamilton.
5.Living Son, Living Son married 1.Living Catalano, 2.Living Smith, 3.Living Dunning, 4.Living Beck
After Dee passed away Mack married Eula Freeman Creach Roper in 1987 in Pope Co., Arkansas.
Mack suffered from what was then known as Shell Shock, today it is known as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. He relived the War, especially when he he drank alcohol. It was during these times that Mack took out his anger on his wife and children, without mercy. He was diagnosed as Psychzophrenic. He was hospitalized many, many times for this.
Mack was my dad. Daddy taught me how to fish, hunt and to leave the land as you found it. He enjoyed "piddlin'", as he called it, in his smoke house, always working on some project. The smokehouse is also where he kept his fantastic "Home Brew"(homemade beer). Daddy made the very best home brew in the entire state. I would sneek in and get a sip...Good Stuff!!!
He also made the county's best "Wild Cat" Whiskey, so they say. I never tasted of that "Recipe".
His name is proudly displayed along with thousands of his fellow soldiers...
ARKANSAS
--------
WALTER MACKEY "MACK" FRANKLIN
WWII MEMORIAL
Washington, D.C.
-----------------------------
Mack was of the Catholic faith.
-----------------------------
THE SOLDIERS GRAVE
BY PEARL RIVERS
Tread lightly, 'tis a soldiers grave,
A lonely, mossy mound;
And yet to hearts like mine and thine
It should be holy ground.
Speak softly, let no careless laugh,
No idle, thoughtless jest,
Escape your lips where sweetly sleeps
The hero in his rest.
For him no reveille will beat
When morning beams shall come;
For him, at night, no tattoo rolls
Its thunders from the drum.
Tread lightly! for a man bequeathed,
Ere laid beneath this sod,
His ashes to his native land,
His gallant soul to God.
-------------------------------
Note: Death date on Military Marker is incorrect. He died on July 10th, 1992
-------------------------------
Walter Mackey "Mack" Franklin was the son of Alonzo Turner "Lon" and Sarah Francis Rosebud "Frankie" Crossno Franklin. His Dutch and German ancestry can be traced back to the 1400s. His Dutch Lineage was in America before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Mack worked in lumber camps in the summer as early as eight years old, working as a waterboy and other various jobs, the money was given to his parents by his employers. He was sent to the CCC(Civilian Conservation Corps)Camps at the age of twelve, again the money being sent to his parents. He was only a child, working in Washington, Oregon and California, so far away from his family. He said he learned the value of hard work during those years. This was also a source of very hard feelings he held for his mother. Mack joined the United States Army in 1941 right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He fought in the Pacific Theatre, where he served in the Rangers. He was wounded three times, Guadal Canal, Corregidor and Iwo Jima. He said at 6'4", he made a good target. He was wounded once in hand to hand to combat, he had an enemy bayonet stuck in his right forearm, the enemy didn't make out as well. He carried the scars from battle to his grave, including the ones that could not be seen. He was sent to Hawaii on three different occasions to convaless, then sent back to combat. Mack was awarded two Purple Hearts for being wounded in battle.
Mack also spent a lot of time in the "Brigg" for Bar Fights in just about every Bar in the Pacific, he was promoted from Pvt. to Cpl, busted back to Pvt., promoted to Sgt., busted back to Pvt., promoted back to Sgt., busted back down to Pvt. When he was discharged in 1946, he was a Pvt. Most of the fights , he said, were with Marines, which he called "Jar Heads". It is ironic that his oldest grandson, the only one to carry on the Franklin surname became a United States Marine. He married Phena "Dee" Huffman July 4, 1946 at the home of Reverend Shankles, Robertstown, Conway Co., Arkansas. Mack had asked Dee's father, Henry, for her hand. Henry refused saying she was too young. Mack had applied for their marriage license in Faulkner Co., Arkansas, in order to keep their elopement secret. When he applied, he gave Dee's first name as Loretta. It was truly a case of the groom not knowing his bride's first name!
Mack and Dee were the parents of
1.James Mack, b.8/11/1947 d.11/3/1947,
2.William Larry, b.8/20/1948 d. 3/26/2001, Larry married Living Moore.
3.Theresa Ann, b.8/18/1949 d.4/13/1979, Theresa married Roy Daniel Coffman.
4.Living Daughter, Living Daughter married Living Hamilton.
5.Living Son, Living Son married 1.Living Catalano, 2.Living Smith, 3.Living Dunning, 4.Living Beck
After Dee passed away Mack married Eula Freeman Creach Roper in 1987 in Pope Co., Arkansas.
Mack suffered from what was then known as Shell Shock, today it is known as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. He relived the War, especially when he he drank alcohol. It was during these times that Mack took out his anger on his wife and children, without mercy. He was diagnosed as Psychzophrenic. He was hospitalized many, many times for this.
Mack was my dad. Daddy taught me how to fish, hunt and to leave the land as you found it. He enjoyed "piddlin'", as he called it, in his smoke house, always working on some project. The smokehouse is also where he kept his fantastic "Home Brew"(homemade beer). Daddy made the very best home brew in the entire state. I would sneek in and get a sip...Good Stuff!!!
He also made the county's best "Wild Cat" Whiskey, so they say. I never tasted of that "Recipe".
His name is proudly displayed along with thousands of his fellow soldiers...
ARKANSAS
--------
WALTER MACKEY "MACK" FRANKLIN
WWII MEMORIAL
Washington, D.C.
-----------------------------
Mack was of the Catholic faith.
-----------------------------
THE SOLDIERS GRAVE
BY PEARL RIVERS
Tread lightly, 'tis a soldiers grave,
A lonely, mossy mound;
And yet to hearts like mine and thine
It should be holy ground.
Speak softly, let no careless laugh,
No idle, thoughtless jest,
Escape your lips where sweetly sleeps
The hero in his rest.
For him no reveille will beat
When morning beams shall come;
For him, at night, no tattoo rolls
Its thunders from the drum.
Tread lightly! for a man bequeathed,
Ere laid beneath this sod,
His ashes to his native land,
His gallant soul to God.
-------------------------------
Note: Death date on Military Marker is incorrect. He died on July 10th, 1992
-------------------------------
Mack also spent a lot of time in the "Brigg" for Bar Fights in just about every Bar in the Pacific, he was promoted from Pvt. to Cpl, busted back to Pvt., promoted to Sgt., busted back to Pvt., promoted back to Sgt., busted back down to Pvt. When he was discharged in 1946, he was a Pvt. Most of the fights , he said, were with Marines, which he called "Jar Heads". It is ironic that his oldest grandson, the only one to carry on the Franklin surname became a United States Marine. He married Phena "Dee" Huffman July 4, 1946 at the home of Reverend Shankles, Robertstown, Conway Co., Arkansas. Mack had asked Dee's father, Henry, for her hand. Henry refused saying she was too young. Mack had applied for their marriage license in Faulkner Co., Arkansas, in order to keep their elopement secret. When he applied, he gave Dee's first name as Loretta. It was truly a case of the groom not knowing his bride's first name!
Mack and Dee were the parents of
1.James Mack, b.8/11/1947 d.11/3/1947,
2.William Larry, b.8/20/1948 d. 3/26/2001, Larry married Living Moore.
3.Theresa Ann, b.8/18/1949 d.4/13/1979, Theresa married Roy Daniel Coffman.
4.Living Daughter, Living Daughter married Living Hamilton.
5.Living Son, Living Son married 1.Living Catalano, 2.Living Smith, 3.Living Dunning, 4.Living Beck
After Dee passed away Mack married Eula Freeman Creach Roper in 1987 in Pope Co., Arkansas.
Mack suffered from what was then known as Shell Shock, today it is known as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. He relived the War, especially when he he drank alcohol. It was during these times that Mack took out his anger on his wife and children, without mercy. He was diagnosed as Psychzophrenic. He was hospitalized many, many times for this.
Mack was my dad. Daddy taught me how to fish, hunt and to leave the land as you found it. He enjoyed "piddlin'", as he called it, in his smoke house, always working on some project. The smokehouse is also where he kept his fantastic "Home Brew"(homemade beer). Daddy made the very best home brew in the entire state. I would sneek in and get a sip...Good Stuff!!!
He also made the county's best "Wild Cat" Whiskey, so they say. I never tasted of that "Recipe".
His name is proudly displayed along with thousands of his fellow soldiers...
ARKANSAS
--------
WALTER MACKEY "MACK" FRANKLIN
WWII MEMORIAL
Washington, D.C.
-----------------------------
Mack was of the Catholic faith.
-----------------------------
THE SOLDIERS GRAVE
BY PEARL RIVERS
Tread lightly, 'tis a soldiers grave,
A lonely, mossy mound;
And yet to hearts like mine and thine
It should be holy ground.
Speak softly, let no careless laugh,
No idle, thoughtless jest,
Escape your lips where sweetly sleeps
The hero in his rest.
For him no reveille will beat
When morning beams shall come;
For him, at night, no tattoo rolls
Its thunders from the drum.
Tread lightly! for a man bequeathed,
Ere laid beneath this sod,
His ashes to his native land,
His gallant soul to God.
-------------------------------
Note: Death date on Military Marker is incorrect. He died on July 10th, 1992
-------------------------------
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