christl frank casimir
B 4 jUN 1922
D 17 JAN 2016
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Obituary for Frank C. Christl
Frank Casimir Christl passed peacefully in his San Clemente home early on Sunday morning 01/17/2016.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Bessie Blouin Christl, and is survived by their nine children, 30 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Frank (Papa) was born in Tujunga, in the county of Los Angeles, to Casimir and Katherine Christl, the youngest of six children.
He served as an officer in the United States Marines in World War II, and retired as a Captain. He was stationed at Montford Point, North Carolina and was in command of the 5th Depot Company. He was then deployed to Saipan and fought in the invasion of Okinawa. Following the war, Frank performed repatriation duties in Tientsin, China. In 2015, for his service as a Montford Point Marine, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for inspiring social change within the Marine Corps.
Frank was a graduate of the University of Southern California and Southwestern School of Law. He embarked on a distinguished career as an attorney in Los Angeles where he specialized in civil litigation and corporate bankruptcy.
Frank and Bessie raised their children in Glendale and later settled in San Juan Capistrano. They eventually retired to Lake Tahoe, and then Placer County. After Bessieā??s death in 2012, Frank returned to Orange County. Frank loved being near the ocean and fishing. But most importantly, he loved his family, and they will love and miss him forever.
A funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 10:00 AM at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Dana Point.
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JUL 1942 - enl 9JUN1942 - MAR DET NAVY V-12 UNIT, UNIV OF SO CA, LA CA - PFC
JUL (PLU UNIV OF SO CA) --- OCT 15-26 fur; trans 27 trans to MB Parris Island SC for assignment to Recruit training, prepatory ffa as officer candidate --- JAN 1943 --- APR --- JUL 1 reported; jd fr 11 Res Dist MCB San Diego; stud Navy V-12 program asgd act du 1Jul43
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JAN 1944 - CO A 44TH CANDIDATES CLASS, MCS, MB QUANTICO VA - PFC
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APR 1944 - RESERVE OFFICERS SCHOOL, MCS, MB, QUANTICO, 2ND LT
2700
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JUL 1944 - AVN GRND OFFICERS SCHOOL, MCS, QUANTICO, VA - 2ND LT
1-4 duins 14th Avn Ground Officers Cl; 5-18 tem du under instr Recognitions, MCAS Quantico; 19 to Camp Lejeune NC for d; auth del until 1Aug44 ---
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OCT 1944 - HQ CO, HQ BN, MONTFORD POINT CAMP, CAMP LEJEUNE NC - 2ND LT
1542 ((infantry officer)) Co O;
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DEC 1944 - USS BURLEIGH - 2nd Lt
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JAN 1945 - USS LST 354 - 2ND LT
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JAN 1945 - 5TH MAR DEPT CO, 7TH FIELD DEPT, SUPPLY SERVICE, FMF - 2ND LT - 1ST LT
((18 jd fr 7th Sep Inf Bn, Montford Point Camp, CLNC; 3 Dec 1944 emb abd USS BURLEIGH at NOB Norfolk; 4 sailed enr Pearl Harbor; 24 Dec arr; 27 disemb Pearl Harbor; 27-29 awtg FAGT; 30 Dec 44 emb abs USS LST 354 sailed; 18 arr disemb Saipan MI))
APR 1542 ExecO --- JUL 1542 23 rec and acc comm as 1stLt to rank fr 30Jun45 --- OCT 1542 Co O ---
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JAN 1946 - HQ CO, H&S BN, 7TH SERVICE REGT, SERV CMD, FMF PAC, FPO SFRAN - 1ST LT
1 jd fr 5th MarDepCo, H&S BN, 7th ServRegt; 4 trans to GdCo, H&S BN, 7th ServRegt
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JAN 1946 - GD CO, H&S BN, 7TH SERVICE REGT, SERV CMD, FMF PAC, FPO SFRAN - 1ST LT
036379 2900 ((non tactical unit officer)) 4 jd fr Hq Co; 4-31 CoCmdr; Regt Provost Marshall ---
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JUL 1946 - GSU 11th Res Dist, NMCR Armory Los Angeles CA - 1ST LT
8 jd fr R&R Ctr, MCB San Diego assgd home to inact sta to rel fr act du auth MC-930595 dtc 7May46 --- OCT ---
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JAN 1952 - OFFICERS VOLUNTEER RESERVE, 11TH MAR COR RES DIST, EL TORO CA - CAPT
monthly roster 036379 CAPT 0109 --- JUL 1952 1 assg inactive-status ---- JAN 1953 monthly DATE LAST ACTIVE DUTY 3 46 --- APR
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JAN 1953 - INACTIVE STATUS PERS, 12TH MCRRD, SFRAN - CAPT
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