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Home State
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Year of Birth
1925 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
A3C Michael S. Bell
to remember
Di Figlia, Frank Anthony, Lt Col.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Burbank, CA |
Last Address
Ban Me Thuot, RVN
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Casualty Date
Mar 26, 1969 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Khanh Hoa (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
San Fernando Mission Cemetery - Mission Hills, California |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
28W 044 |
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Last Known Activity
Lt. Col Frank Di Figlia served with the 20th Special Operations Squadron, 14th Special Operations Wing, 14th Air Force. at Ban Me Thuot, RVN. His tour began on 16 April 1968.
On 26 March 1969, he was piloting a UH-1 (# 63-13158) enroute from Ban Me Thuot to Nha Trang that crashed, possibly due to enemy fire. The aircraft crashed and burned near Duc My, SVN, 12 minutes north of Nha Trang, SVN.
Eight men died in the crash:
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Comments/Citation
Not Specified
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