1923 - 1996
Bob Rostermundt ----- Leonard Frahm
Leonard George Frahm married Shirley Stahl.
Shirley is now in Raeford, North Carolina.
He attended Manning Schools and graduated in 1941.
Private Leonard Frahm entered the military on February 27, 1943 at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Battles/Campaigns: Naples-Foggia, Roxo-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes-Rhineland,
Central Europe.
Decorations/Sitations: European/African/Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with 1 Silver and
1 Bronze Battle Star, Bronze Service Arrowhead, 4 Overseas Service Bars, Good Conduct
Medal.
Lapel Button issued ASR score September 2, 1945.
Service:
ETO -- September 13, 1943 to October 8, 1943
USA -- October 4, 1945 to October 15, 1945
Company B 29th Infantry
Specialty Occupation --- Mortar Crewman (607)
Discharged Fort Sheridan, Illinois December 15, 1945
Leonard received the European/African/Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with one Silver and one Bronze Battle Star, Bronze Service Arrowhead, four Overseas Service Bars, Good Conduct Medal and Lapel Button. His specialty occupation was Mortar Crewman. Pfc. Frahm was discharged in 1945 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and was a member of V.F.W. Post 3517 in Manning.
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Manning Monitor article------ 1943
Leonard Frahm at Camp Roberts Leonard Frahm at Camp Shenango Leonard Frahm writes to his parents stating he is now across country and located at Camp Shenango in Pennsylvania, about 60 miles from Pittsburgh. He adds they are only there temporarily. Present are soldiers from every branch of the service waiting to be sent to their individual outfits. His entire outfit from Camp Roberts, Calif. is still together. Leonard writes that on his recent furlough home he went to Manning from Camp Roberts, back to Camp Roberts and then to Pa., a distance of 7400 miles in a month. He says he's beginning to feel like a train ornament. On the way east he came close to Manning going through Dunlap, Denison and Wall Lake. A lot of the fellows went right through their own home towns but could not stop of course. On his way to Camp Roberts, Leonard writes that he had a big time in a stop-over at San Francisco, ferried across the bay into the harbor under the Oakland Bay bridge and near the Golden Gate bride. Also got to see Alcatraz prison and Treasure Island. He adds that San Francisco is the prettiest city he has seen.
Leonard was in Reno the day Betty Grable and Harry James were married. Went through
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Leonard G. Frahm Manning Monitor August 22, 1996 Leonard George Frahm, 73, died at his home in Raeford, North Carolina August 6, 1996. A private memorial mass was held at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church in Raeford with a graveside memorial service being held in Manning, Iowa. Crumpler Funeral Home in Raeford served the family. Leonard was born in Hayes Township, Iowa on February 9, 1923. He was the son of the late George and Emma Oeser Frahm. A member of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, Leonard served in the U.S. Army during World War II with the 29th Infantry. He was also a member of the V.F.W. Post 3517 in Manning, Iowa, and the Board of Directors with Southern National Bank from 1969-1985, and was plant manager for Priebe and Son, which later became House of Raeford, until his retirement in 1976. In 1978, Leonard was inducted into the North Carolina Poultry Hall of Fame. He was Kiwanian of the Year in 1971 and Boss of the Year in 1975 with the Hoke County Jaycees. Surviving are: his wife, Shirley (Stahl) Frahm of Raeford; six sons, Andrew Frahm of Raleigh; Leslie Frahm of Raleigh; Jack Frahm and his wife, Angie, of Aberdeen; Randy Frahm, and his wife, Amelia, of Harriman, Tennessee; Reggie Frahm and his wife, Terri, of Raeford; Tim Frahm and his wife, Gail, of Raeford; three daughters, Vicki Jones of Raeford; Kristi Posey and her husband, Andy, of Raeford; Cynthia Frahm of Raeford; 14 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. |