1LT Ned Charles Frankart (1917-1951)

1LT Ned Charles Frankart Veteran

Birth

19 Mar 1917

Indiana, USA

Death

3 Nov 1951 (aged 34)

North Korea

Monument

National Korean War Veterans Memorial

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map

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First Lieutenant Frankart was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Group. On November 3, 1951, while on a combat mission, he directed his aircraft into the west entrance of a rail road tunnel near Hwadong-ni, Korea. His remains were not recovered.

Awarded
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Gravesite Details

Spouse: Elaine

Family Members

Parents

Spouse

Florence Elaine Robison Hofacker

1920–1990 (m. 1941)

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1LT Ned Charles Frankart Veteran

Gravesite Details

Family Members

Charles William Frankart

Blondine Sarah "Blondie" Yoss Frankart

Florence Elaine Robison Hofacker