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Contact Info
Home Town Trinty Springs
Last Address Shoals, IN
Date of Passing Mar 21, 1988
Location of Interment Trinity Springs Cemetery - Trinity Springs, Indiana
Frank retired after working 26 years at NWSC Crane. After Frank died of cancer he was burried at the Trinity Springs Cemetary in Trinity Springs, IN.
Other Comments:
Frank was happily married to Eleanor for 19 years. He was a proud father of one daughter Karmen, one son Shannon; three stepdaughters Mary Ann, Terri and Ronaele (Ro) and one stepson, Jerry. He was the very proud grandfather "Pap-Pa" of fifteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
1956-1959, MM-0000, USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697)
Charles Stillman Sperry, born in Brooklyn, NY, 3 September 1847, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1866. In November 1898 he became commanding officer of Yorktown, and later served as senior officer of the Southern Squadron on the Asiatic Station and as President of the Naval War College. As a rear admiral, he served in the United States delegation to the Geneva Convention and the Second Hague Conference, and as Commander in Chief, Battle Fleet, he led the Great White Fleet during the major portion of its historic cruise around the world in 1907 and 1908. Admiral Sperry retired 3 September 1909, but subsequently was recalled to active duty for special service. He died 1 February 1911 in Washington, D.C.
CLASS - ALLEN M. SUMNER As Built.
Displacement 3218 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 2" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; Westinghouse Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.5 Knots, Range 3300 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336. Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ. October 19 1943.
Launched March 13 1944 and commissioned May 17 1944.
Completed FRAM upgrade June 1960.
Decommissioned December 15 1973.
Stricken December 15 1973.
To Chile January 8 1974, renamed Ministro Zenteno. Fate Stricken and scrapped in 1990.