Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Frank Leroy Auten
Headstone of Frank Leroy Auten
U.S. Marine Corps · United States United States

Frank Leroy Auten

Lance Corporal
1948 – 1968
Purple HeartNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 52W
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Lance Corporal Frank Leroy Auten served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Frank served in the Vietnam War. Frank was 19 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Blast injury
Circumstance Killed in action
Place Quang Tri
Keepsakes
AUTEN FRANK LEROY - Vietnam War Veteran
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Frank L Auten
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Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
A CO, 1ST BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
0311: RIFLEMAN
LCPL
RIFLEMAN
QUANG TRI
1968
Pay grade E03.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 52W · Line 26 cut as FRANK L AUTEN
Burial Information
Cemetery Santa Fe National Cemetery
Section V
Grave 1283
In Our Keeping
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Last updated October 12, 2026

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Frank Leroy Auten
Lance Corporal
U.S. Marine Corps
- 1968
1st Battalion 4th Marines
Lance Corporal
Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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