Gaddy Frank Austin, Jr.

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Frank Austin, Jr. Gaddy is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Eternal Heroes Memorial -82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions

Name:

Frank Austin, Jr. Gaddy

Rank:

Technician 5th Grade

Serial Number:

18121461

Unit:

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Date of Death:

1979-10-01

State:

New Mexico

Cemetery:

Union Cemetery, Gustine, Texas

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star Medal

Comments:

Frank Austin Gaddy, Jr. was born on January 9, 1923. Frank is the son of Frank Austin Gaddy, Sr and Claudia E. (Childs) Gaddy. Frank married Mary Katherine NOLING between 1940 and 1942 at Roswell, Chaves Co., NM. He served in the U.S. Army during the Normandy Invasion of World War II as a Technician Fifth Grade in A Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He entered the service in New Mexico. He died on October 1, 1979 and is now buried in Union Cemetery, Gustine, Comanche County, Texas, USA.