THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from fellow soldier Ed McKenna is touching and reflects his admiration and respect for you. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

Dear Sp4 Frank Rose, Thank you for your service as a Combat Engineer. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Agent Orange Awareness month. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

I was on guard duty the day Dale and Frank were killed ,I was joking around with them on the way out of the perimeter and we agreed to meet later on that evening .
it's always bother me to this day?I happen to stumble over this page which seems to have filled in some voids thats given me some closure .?I remember the truck coming back like a bullet and it took me several seconds which seemed like minutes to realize two of the 3 were missing . We called it in for a medic and back up , 3 of us responded immediately in a jeep but the V C bad guys were gone by the time we got to both of you ,The damage was done and the rest is history.?I'm proud to have served with You n Frank
I certainly wish it turned out differently.
REST in peace, always in my thoughts and prays .
It's been 50 years and I remember it like it was yesterday
* On July 12, 1967, while working just outside his company compound area, Specialist Fourth Class Frank James RoseJr. And Specialist Fourth Class Dale Francis Gagne were shot and killed by two Vietnamese youths, who were members of a Viet Cong guerilla unit.

Specialist Four Frank James Rose Jr., Served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Engineer Battalion, 45th Engineer Group, 18th Engineer Brigade, United States Army Vietnam Engineer Command, United States Army Vietnam.

Frank James Rose, Jr.
Two guerrilla’s ended Frank Rose’s Vietnam experience
and his life.
Frank James Rose Jr. was born in Hayward, California, on
August 6, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank James Rose. While
he was still an infant, his family relocated to Watsonville
where his maternal grandmother was living. Later, before
Frank’s parents divorced, several siblings joined him in the
Rose household. Others were later added when his mother
married William Serpa of Watsonville. Rose attended local
schools and in 1955 entered Watsonville High School. He
enjoyed renovating old cars, which led him into employment
as a spray painter at a local paint and body shop. Prior to the
Vietnam War, Frank married Claudia Jean, who also lived in
the Pajaro Valley.
Frank Rose was drafted into the US Army on October
20, 1966, and sent to Fort Lewis, Washington, for basic and
advanced individual training. On April 16, 1967, he was
deployed to Vietnam where he joined HQ Company, 35th
Engineer Battalion that served as a combat engineer unit.
During his tour in Vietnam, Frank’s company was engaged
in highway maintenance. His unit also provided support for
the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) unit in the Bong Son
plains during the Loa valley operations.
On July 12, 1967, while working in his company compound
area, Specialist Fourth Class Frank James Rose
Jr. was shot and killed by two Vietnamese youths, said to
be members of a Viet Cong guerilla unit. His body was
returned to Watsonville and after a funeral at Valley Catholic
Church, was interred in the adjoining cemetery.
Source
Remembering our Own
The Santa Cruz County Military Roll of Honor 1861-2010
By Robert L Nelson
The Museum of Art & History @ The McPherson Center
2010
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