Corp. Frank Anthony Cancelliere killed in action in Vietnam War

Frank Anthony Cancelliere

Marine Corp. Frank Cancelliere

Killed in Vietnam War

(March 1969) -- With just one month to go in his tour of duty in Vietnam, Marine Cpl. Frank A. Cancelliere, of 23 Florence Avenue, was killed March 15, 1969, by an American grenade that exploded accidentally near Quang Tri Province in Vietnam.

According to the official report, he died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the head and body from a friendly grenade that was accidentally detonated in the chow line at the mess hall.

Cancelliere enlisted in the Marine Corps in September 1967. He began active duty on Sept. 13, 1967, and was ordered to Vietnam for a 13-month tour on March 17, 1968.

He served with the CO B 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, FMF RPO San Francisco.

A lifelong resident of Belleville, Cancelliere was a graduate of Belleville High School and worked for the Belleville Tool Corp., before joining the Marines.

Born on June 27, 1948, Cpl. Cancelliere, 20, is the son of Mrs. Fannie Albano of N. 7th Street, and Frank Cancelliere of 23 Florence Avenue, Belleville. He is survived by brothers, Joseph of Belleville, and Robert of Newark.

Cpl. Cancelliere is buried in the Belleville Avenue Cemetery, Bloomfield, N.J.

Frank A. Cancelliere of Belleville NJ KIA Vietnam

The Vietnam War Memorial Wall
The Wall: Panel 29W - Row 044
Washington, D.C.

New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Holmdel, N.J.

CANCELLIERE, FRANK ANTHONY

Date of Birth: Sunday, June 27, 1948
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single

Branch: Marine Corps
Rank: CPL
Serial Number: 2254503
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 0311

Start of Tour: Monday, March 18, 1968
Date of Casualty: Saturday, March 15, 1969
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (C1) Non-hostile, died of other causes
Reason: Unknown / Not reported (Ground casualty)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Quang Tri

The Wall: Panel 29W - Row 044

Sources:

Remembrance - George Sbarra

Homecoming Project, March 15, 1991; P.O.W. Network 1998

New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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The Belleville Times: March 1969

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Florence Avenue at Franklin Street

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