Paul S. Frament

Infobox Military Person
name= Paul Stanley Frament
born= birth date|1919|2|4
died= death date and age|1942|11|19|1919|2|4
placeofbirth = Cohoes, New York
placeofdeath = Guadalcanal


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allegiance = United States of America
serviceyears = 1941–1942
rank = Pharmacist's Mate Third Class
branch = United States Naval Reserve
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battles = World War II *Guadalcanal campaign
awards = Silver Star
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Paul Stanley Frament, born 4 February 1919 at Cohoes, New York, enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 29 December 1941. Frament died 19 November 1942 of wounds received in action while serving as pharmacist's mate third class with the United States Marine Corps on Guadalcanal. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his fearless devotion to duty in tending marines under fire.

Namesake

In 1943, the destroyer escort USS "Frament" (DE-677) was named in honor of PM/3c Frament, sponsored by his mother, Mrs. Edward A. Frament.

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References

:DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/f4/frament.htm