GREEN BERETS Speight, Franklin Elliott (Frank)

[John Robertson]

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[ US PARAS 2 ]

• SURNAME

Speight ​

• FORENAME

Franklin Elliott (Frank) ​

• UNIT

former SF ​

• RANK

Second Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

0-5338920​

• DATE OF DEATH

20th March 1968 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Powells Point Christian Church Cemetery,Harbinger,Currituck County,North Carolina​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Currituck,North Carolina​

born 18.1.1945 Elizabeth City,North Carolina​

son of Talmadge Lee Speight,Elizabeth City,North Carolina​

son of Laura Louise (nee Doyle) Speight,Harbinger,North Carolina​

1 year service​

Fort Gordon,Georgia (1 Basic Training Brigade)​

graduated OCS (SF Qualified)​

Special Forces​

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company C,3 Bn)​

award Silver Star​

KIA Kontum Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 45E Line 43​

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