Frantz, Ken, Col

Engineer, Construction And Equipment
 
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Life Member
 
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 Service Details
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Current Service Status
USMC Retired
Current/Last Rank
Colonel
Current/Last Primary MOS
1302-Combat Engineer Officer
Current/Last MOSGroup
Engineer, Construction And Equipment
Previously Held MOS
521-Basic Marine, Enlisted
9901-Basic Officer
5702-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Officer
1330-Facilities Management Officer
9904-Colonel, Logistician
Primary Unit
1997-1999, 9904, G-4, III MEF
Service Years
1967 - 1999
Other Languages
Spanish
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Plank Owner Certificate
Officer Collar Insignia
Colonel

 Official Badges 

USMC Retired Pin USMC Retired Pin (30 Years) US Marines Corps Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Cold War Veterans AssociationMarine Corps Mustang AssociationMarine Corps Veterans AssociationMarine Corps Engineer Association (MCEA)
Officers' Christian FellowshipMarine Corps Heritage FoundationMarine Corps Together We ServedMarine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)American Military Retirees Association (AMRA)Texas Area Marines
  1968, Cold War Veterans Association
  1993, Marine Corps Mustang Association
  1999, Marine Corps Veterans Association
  1999, Marine Corps Engineer Association (MCEA)
  2004, Officers' Christian Fellowship
  2006, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
  2006, Marine Corps Together We Served
  2007, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
  2008, Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
  2012, American Military Retirees Association (AMRA)
  2014, Texas Area Marines


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Enjoying retirement on our family homestead in Washington State; In 2016, had to step down as Executive Director/Secretary/webmaster for the Marine Corps Engineer Association due to family healthy issues. After Diana passed away in March 2019, I moved to Spring Texas. Went back to volunteering with MCEA as Permanent Associate Director. In November 2019, elected to the Board of Directors and as Executive Director for Future Operations Base; a Houston non-profit assisting active duty military, veterans, first responders and eligible family members. In February 2020, became a foster dad to Honor, a yellow Lab, in support of The Rescue for PTSD and served as their Vice President and Prez. In October 2020, joined a start-up non-profit, WARRIORS EMPOWERED, as Executive Director and Board Member. In 2020, perchased acreage in WA and began developing it for the family. Moved to here in 2022 and now 10 of us family, 4 generations living on the property.
 

   
Other Comments:

After retiring in '99, operated our 200 Acre cattle ranch in Fla. before retiring again, then moved to N.Y. for seven years before settling in Conroe, Texas in Dec 2011.

   

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE posted by 04 Fuller, Ronald (Ron), MGySgt 2555
Thank you for your service posted by 03 Willis, Earl (EM), Sgt 20

  1970-1970, 1302, 8th Engineer Support Bn (ESB)



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Unit
8th Engineer Support Bn (ESB) Unit Page
Rank
Second Lieutenant
MOS
1302-Combat Engineer Officer
Base, Station or City
Camp Lejeune
State/Country
North Carolina
 
 
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 8th Engineer Support Bn (ESB) Details

8th Engineer Support Bn (ESB)
The 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB) is an engineering support unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The unit falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group and the II Marine Expeditionary Force.
Type
Engineer
 
Parent Unit
Engineer Units
Strength
Battalion
Created/Owned By
13  Burtts, Clay, CWO4 61
   

Last Updated: Dec 17, 2012
   
   
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25 Members Also There at Same Time
8th Engineer Support Bn (ESB)

Viers, Willard, LtCol, (1953-1976) 13 1302 Lieutenant Colonel
Flammang, John, 1stLt, (1967-1971) 13 1302 First Lieutenant
Mickel, Joel, 1stSgt, (1968-1988) 13 1345 Sergeant
Torrez, Reyes, Sgt, (1969-1971) 13 1345 Sergeant
Mc neil, Stephen, Cpl, (1966-1970) 13 1345 Corporal
Parr, Terry, Cpl, (1966-1970) 13 1372 Corporal
Crawley, Edwin, LCpl, (1967-1972) 13 1371 Lance Corporal
Devine, Kevin, LCpl, (1969-1974) 13 1345 Lance Corporal
McIlhenney, Jim, LCpl, (1968-1970) 13 1371 Lance Corporal
O'Neal, Dennis, Cpl, (1969-1971) 13 1371 Private 1st Class
Gamache, Steven, GySgt, (1970-1982) 21 2161 Gunnery Sergeant
Alu, Mike, Sgt, (1966-1972) 35 3516 Sergeant
Hine, Rich, Maj, (1968-2000) 30 3051 Sergeant
Nielson, Mark, Sgt, (1970-1972) 2 0231 Sergeant
Rothwell, John, Capt, (1967-1987) 35 3516 Sergeant
Cooper, Fred, Cpl, (1968-1970) 11 1121 Corporal
Thoroe, Rich, Cpl, (1968-1972) 25 2511 Corporal
Nickson, William, Pvt, (1968-1972) 30 3071 Private
Crawley, Edwin, LCpl, (1967-1972) Lance Corporal
Hill, Jon, Col, (1961-1989) Second Lieutenant
2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)

Heald, Charles, Sgt, (1968-1971) 23 2336 Sergeant
8th Bulk Fuel Co

Kandravi, William, 1stSgt, (1954-1975) 99 9999 First Sergeant
Kandravi, William, 1stSgt, (1954-1975) 99 9999 First Sergeant
A Co

Deskiewicz, Gary, Sgt, (1970-1974) 13 1371 Sergeant
Davis, Walter, Sgt, (1969-1977) 13 1371 Corporal
B Co

Blair, Robert, Cpl, (1970-1972) 1 0131 Corporal
H&S Co

Spikerman, Jack, Maj, (1949-1978) Major

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