1ST LT. JAMES L. FRINK
Missing in action on a flight mission over the Okinawa area since April 10, 1945, 1st Lt. James Leland Frink, 24, has been reported officially dead as of April 11, 1946, the Navy has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Frink, 526 East Elm. Report of the final review of his case was reported to them - "The conclusion is unescapable that your son lost his life..." When he sailed off to war, Lt. Frink wrote his mother, "No one abhors the brutality of war more than I. But this job has to be settled and when my turn comes, I'll be in there pitching." And he was. He was a good soldier. But it was not as a soldier that his family and friends here knew and remember him. Rather, It was as an artist, a musician, a naturalist, a student; all his interest and training were for a peaceful civilian life. Lieutenant Frink grew up and went to school here. He was a member of the Congregational church, and of Scout Troop No. 7 there, in which he had made an outstanding record and became an Eagle Scout. Two other members of that same troop, boyhood playmates and longtime friends of Jim Frink - Eugene V. Upton and Thomas A. Cribbs - also were reported killed in action in the Pacific during April, 1945. Lt. Frink majored in geology at Drury college, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the Rockhounds. He also was a painter, and loved to catch on canvas the glow of an Ozarks sunset or the purple haze on the hills - or the fleeting smiles and expressions on his little sister's face. He was a graduate of the Officer's School at Quantico, Va., in the 32nd Reserve Officers' class, July 14, 1943, a graduate of advanced artillery, and a graduate of Quantico's first Aerial Observation course in December, 1943. Surviving him, besides his parents, are two brothers, Edwin M. Frink and Thomas H. Frink, both of Springfield, and thee sisters, Mrs. Otto M. Kracher of Milwaukee, Wis., Miss Pauline Frink, a student nurse at St. John's hospital, and Miss Hope Frink, of the family home. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Tuesday Evening, April 23, 1946, p. 10, Col. 4)
The following is the article that appeared in the Springfield Leader & Press, when he was first listed as Missing in action.
Lt. James L. Frink Missing in Pacific
First Lt. James L. Frink, 22 (above), who wrote one of the first letters received in Springfield from Guam after the invasion of that island, is missing in action, the Navy has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Frink, 1258 Summit. Jimmy, who had been in the Marines for three years, had been overseas almost two of them. As battery commander and aerial observer, he had been attached to the Sixth Marine division, now engaged in the fighting on Okinawa. Jimmy had also been to Saipan but just stopped; thought his ship was under constant shelling from the Japs while there. He was based on Guadalcanal from which point a group of his friends made a pleasure plane trip on a recent date. They were flying over the area when they spotted a sandy point which seemed to indicate a good landing place and came down. As they landed, a native approached with an offer of help of any sort they could use. Receiving their suggestion that they could use a little meat, he led them through the jungle to a nicely kept farm which he identified as having belonged to his father before that individual was killed by the Japs for aiding an American sailor who was a fugitive from the Japs on the island for more than two years. He produced a nice beef animal, which he said he raised himself and bestowed it upon them. One of Jimmy's last letters told of the efforts of the Marines to sometimes trade their canned meat to the natives for fruit and of the fact that the natives could drive a harder bargain than the Marines. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Tuesday Evening, April 24, 1945, p. 2, Col. 2)
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Missing in action on a flight mission over the Okinawa area since April 10, 1945, 1st Lt. James Leland Frink, 24, has been reported officially dead as of April 11, 1946, the Navy has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Frink, 526 East Elm. Report of the final review of his case was reported to them - "The conclusion is unescapable that your son lost his life..." When he sailed off to war, Lt. Frink wrote his mother, "No one abhors the brutality of war more than I. But this job has to be settled and when my turn comes, I'll be in there pitching." And he was. He was a good soldier. But it was not as a soldier that his family and friends here knew and remember him. Rather, It was as an artist, a musician, a naturalist, a student; all his interest and training were for a peaceful civilian life. Lieutenant Frink grew up and went to school here. He was a member of the Congregational church, and of Scout Troop No. 7 there, in which he had made an outstanding record and became an Eagle Scout. Two other members of that same troop, boyhood playmates and longtime friends of Jim Frink - Eugene V. Upton and Thomas A. Cribbs - also were reported killed in action in the Pacific during April, 1945. Lt. Frink majored in geology at Drury college, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the Rockhounds. He also was a painter, and loved to catch on canvas the glow of an Ozarks sunset or the purple haze on the hills - or the fleeting smiles and expressions on his little sister's face. He was a graduate of the Officer's School at Quantico, Va., in the 32nd Reserve Officers' class, July 14, 1943, a graduate of advanced artillery, and a graduate of Quantico's first Aerial Observation course in December, 1943. Surviving him, besides his parents, are two brothers, Edwin M. Frink and Thomas H. Frink, both of Springfield, and thee sisters, Mrs. Otto M. Kracher of Milwaukee, Wis., Miss Pauline Frink, a student nurse at St. John's hospital, and Miss Hope Frink, of the family home. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Tuesday Evening, April 23, 1946, p. 10, Col. 4)
The following is the article that appeared in the Springfield Leader & Press, when he was first listed as Missing in action.
Lt. James L. Frink Missing in Pacific
First Lt. James L. Frink, 22 (above), who wrote one of the first letters received in Springfield from Guam after the invasion of that island, is missing in action, the Navy has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Frink, 1258 Summit. Jimmy, who had been in the Marines for three years, had been overseas almost two of them. As battery commander and aerial observer, he had been attached to the Sixth Marine division, now engaged in the fighting on Okinawa. Jimmy had also been to Saipan but just stopped; thought his ship was under constant shelling from the Japs while there. He was based on Guadalcanal from which point a group of his friends made a pleasure plane trip on a recent date. They were flying over the area when they spotted a sandy point which seemed to indicate a good landing place and came down. As they landed, a native approached with an offer of help of any sort they could use. Receiving their suggestion that they could use a little meat, he led them through the jungle to a nicely kept farm which he identified as having belonged to his father before that individual was killed by the Japs for aiding an American sailor who was a fugitive from the Japs on the island for more than two years. He produced a nice beef animal, which he said he raised himself and bestowed it upon them. One of Jimmy's last letters told of the efforts of the Marines to sometimes trade their canned meat to the natives for fruit and of the fact that the natives could drive a harder bargain than the Marines. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Tuesday Evening, April 24, 1945, p. 2, Col. 2)
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His name is included on a Monument in Okinawa, Japan. For that record "Click Here"(Information courtesy of Rob Gomoluh Find A Grave ID 46984278)
1ST LT. JAMES L. FRINK
Missing in action on a flight mission over the Okinawa area since April 10, 1945, 1st Lt. James Leland Frink, 24, has been reported officially dead as of April 11, 1946, the Navy has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Frink, 526 East Elm. Report of the final review of his case was reported to them - "The conclusion is unescapable that your son lost his life..." When he sailed off to war, Lt. Frink wrote his mother, "No one abhors the brutality of war more than I. But this job has to be settled and when my turn comes, I'll be in there pitching." And he was. He was a good soldier. But it was not as a soldier that his family and friends here knew and remember him. Rather, It was as an artist, a musician, a naturalist, a student; all his interest and training were for a peaceful civilian life. Lieutenant Frink grew up and went to school here. He was a member of the Congregational church, and of Scout Troop No. 7 there, in which he had made an outstanding record and became an Eagle Scout. Two other members of that same troop, boyhood playmates and longtime friends of Jim Frink - Eugene V. Upton and Thomas A. Cribbs - also were reported killed in action in the Pacific during April, 1945. Lt. Frink majored in geology at Drury college, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the Rockhounds. He also was a painter, and loved to catch on canvas the glow of an Ozarks sunset or the purple haze on the hills - or the fleeting smiles and expressions on his little sister's face. He was a graduate of the Officer's School at Quantico, Va., in the 32nd Reserve Officers' class, July 14, 1943, a graduate of advanced artillery, and a graduate of Quantico's first Aerial Observation course in December, 1943. Surviving him, besides his parents, are two brothers, Edwin M. Frink and Thomas H. Frink, both of Springfield, and thee sisters, Mrs. Otto M. Kracher of Milwaukee, Wis., Miss Pauline Frink, a student nurse at St. John's hospital, and Miss Hope Frink, of the family home. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Tuesday Evening, April 23, 1946, p. 10, Col. 4)
The following is the article that appeared in the Springfield Leader & Press, when he was first listed as Missing in action.
Lt. James L. Frink Missing in Pacific
First Lt. James L. Frink, 22 (above), who wrote one of the first letters received in Springfield from Guam after the invasion of that island, is missing in action, the Navy has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Frink, 1258 Summit. Jimmy, who had been in the Marines for three years, had been overseas almost two of them. As battery commander and aerial observer, he had been attached to the Sixth Marine division, now engaged in the fighting on Okinawa. Jimmy had also been to Saipan but just stopped; thought his ship was under constant shelling from the Japs while there. He was based on Guadalcanal from which point a group of his friends made a pleasure plane trip on a recent date. They were flying over the area when they spotted a sandy point which seemed to indicate a good landing place and came down. As they landed, a native approached with an offer of help of any sort they could use. Receiving their suggestion that they could use a little meat, he led them through the jungle to a nicely kept farm which he identified as having belonged to his father before that individual was killed by the Japs for aiding an American sailor who was a fugitive from the Japs on the island for more than two years. He produced a nice beef animal, which he said he raised himself and bestowed it upon them. One of Jimmy's last letters told of the efforts of the Marines to sometimes trade their canned meat to the natives for fruit and of the fact that the natives could drive a harder bargain than the Marines. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Tuesday Evening, April 24, 1945, p. 2, Col. 2)
Plot information provided by: Debbie (Tetrault) & Bruce Almeida (#47579262) Click on the photos to read further details. -Thank you Debbie.
His name is included on a Monument in Okinawa, Japan. For that record "Click Here"(Information courtesy of Rob Gomoluh Find A Grave ID 46984278)
Missing in action on a flight mission over the Okinawa area since April 10, 1945, 1st Lt. James Leland Frink, 24, has been reported officially dead as of April 11, 1946, the Navy has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Frink, 526 East Elm. Report of the final review of his case was reported to them - "The conclusion is unescapable that your son lost his life..." When he sailed off to war, Lt. Frink wrote his mother, "No one abhors the brutality of war more than I. But this job has to be settled and when my turn comes, I'll be in there pitching." And he was. He was a good soldier. But it was not as a soldier that his family and friends here knew and remember him. Rather, It was as an artist, a musician, a naturalist, a student; all his interest and training were for a peaceful civilian life. Lieutenant Frink grew up and went to school here. He was a member of the Congregational church, and of Scout Troop No. 7 there, in which he had made an outstanding record and became an Eagle Scout. Two other members of that same troop, boyhood playmates and longtime friends of Jim Frink - Eugene V. Upton and Thomas A. Cribbs - also were reported killed in action in the Pacific during April, 1945. Lt. Frink majored in geology at Drury college, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the Rockhounds. He also was a painter, and loved to catch on canvas the glow of an Ozarks sunset or the purple haze on the hills - or the fleeting smiles and expressions on his little sister's face. He was a graduate of the Officer's School at Quantico, Va., in the 32nd Reserve Officers' class, July 14, 1943, a graduate of advanced artillery, and a graduate of Quantico's first Aerial Observation course in December, 1943. Surviving him, besides his parents, are two brothers, Edwin M. Frink and Thomas H. Frink, both of Springfield, and thee sisters, Mrs. Otto M. Kracher of Milwaukee, Wis., Miss Pauline Frink, a student nurse at St. John's hospital, and Miss Hope Frink, of the family home. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Tuesday Evening, April 23, 1946, p. 10, Col. 4)
The following is the article that appeared in the Springfield Leader & Press, when he was first listed as Missing in action.
Lt. James L. Frink Missing in Pacific
First Lt. James L. Frink, 22 (above), who wrote one of the first letters received in Springfield from Guam after the invasion of that island, is missing in action, the Navy has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Frink, 1258 Summit. Jimmy, who had been in the Marines for three years, had been overseas almost two of them. As battery commander and aerial observer, he had been attached to the Sixth Marine division, now engaged in the fighting on Okinawa. Jimmy had also been to Saipan but just stopped; thought his ship was under constant shelling from the Japs while there. He was based on Guadalcanal from which point a group of his friends made a pleasure plane trip on a recent date. They were flying over the area when they spotted a sandy point which seemed to indicate a good landing place and came down. As they landed, a native approached with an offer of help of any sort they could use. Receiving their suggestion that they could use a little meat, he led them through the jungle to a nicely kept farm which he identified as having belonged to his father before that individual was killed by the Japs for aiding an American sailor who was a fugitive from the Japs on the island for more than two years. He produced a nice beef animal, which he said he raised himself and bestowed it upon them. One of Jimmy's last letters told of the efforts of the Marines to sometimes trade their canned meat to the natives for fruit and of the fact that the natives could drive a harder bargain than the Marines. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Tuesday Evening, April 24, 1945, p. 2, Col. 2)
Plot information provided by: Debbie (Tetrault) & Bruce Almeida (#47579262) Click on the photos to read further details. -Thank you Debbie.
His name is included on a Monument in Okinawa, Japan. For that record "Click Here"(Information courtesy of Rob Gomoluh Find A Grave ID 46984278)
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FRINK JAMES LELAND
FIRST LIEUTENANT USMC MISSOURI
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U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE BATTERY D, 2ND BATTALION 15 MARINES, 6 MARINE DIVISION
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