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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%; background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div style="display:inline-block" class="fn">Charles D. Franklin</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;; line-height: 1.5em"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_D._Franklin_(US_Army_Lieutenant_General).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Charles_D._Franklin_%28US_Army_Lieutenant_General%29.png/220px-Charles_D._Franklin_%28US_Army_Lieutenant_General%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Charles_D._Franklin_%28US_Army_Lieutenant_General%29.png/330px-Charles_D._Franklin_%28US_Army_Lieutenant_General%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Charles_D._Franklin_%28US_Army_Lieutenant_General%29.png/440px-Charles_D._Franklin_%28US_Army_Lieutenant_General%29.png 2x" data-file-width="692" data-file-height="866" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="font-size: 100%">Franklin as commander of the First United States Army in September 1984</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1931-12-11</span>)</span>December 11, 1931<br /><a href="/wiki/Hugo,_Missouri" title="Hugo, Missouri">Hugo, Missouri</a>, US</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 16, 1992<span style="display:none">(1992-03-16)</span> (aged 60)<br /><a href="/wiki/Falls_Church,_Virginia" title="Falls Church, Virginia">Falls Church, Virginia</a>, US</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Buried</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="label"><a href="/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery" title="Arlington National Cemetery">Arlington National Cemetery</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1953–1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">Lieutenant General</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="First United States Army">First United States Army</a><br /><a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="9th Infantry Division (United States)">9th Infantry Division</a> Artillery<br />2nd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/20th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="20th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">20th Field Artillery</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Distinguished Service Medal">Army Distinguished Service Medal</a> (2)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> (2)<br /><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a> (23)<br /><a href="/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Army" title="Commendation Medal">Army Commendation Medal</a> (2)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Charles D. Franklin</b> (December 11, 1931 – March 16, 1992) was an officer in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> who retired as a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">lieutenant general</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_D._Franklin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charles Dale Franklin was born in <a href="/wiki/Hugo,_Missouri" title="Hugo, Missouri">Hugo, Missouri</a> on December 11, 1931, the son of Jewell Franklin and Ethel (Shipman) Franklin.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''U.S._Army_Register''_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''U.S._Army_Register''-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri" title="University of Missouri">University of Missouri</a> in 1953 with a degree in agriculture and received his <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant#United_States" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenant</a>'s commission in the <a href="/wiki/Field_Artillery_Branch_(United_States)" title="Field Artillery Branch (United States)">Field Artillery</a> through the <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Reserve Officers' Training Corps">Reserve Officers' Training Corps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''U.S._Army_Register''_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''U.S._Army_Register''-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_career">Military career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_D._Franklin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Military career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Franklin graduated from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Field_Artillery_School" title="United States Army Field Artillery School">Field Artillery Officer Basic Course</a> in 1953, and then served with the <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Division (United States)">1st Cavalry Division</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''U.S._Army_Register''_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''U.S._Army_Register''-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Captain_C._D._Franklin_Completes_Course"_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Captain_C._D._Franklin_Completes_Course"-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He completed the Artillery Officer Advanced Course in 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''U.S._Army_Register''_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''U.S._Army_Register''-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1962, he graduated from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College" title="United States Army Command and General Staff College">United States Army Command and General Staff College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''U.S._Army_Register''_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''U.S._Army_Register''-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Captain_C._D._Franklin_Completes_Course"_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Captain_C._D._Franklin_Completes_Course"-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_War_College" title="United States Army War College">United States Army War College</a> in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Mid-Missourians_in_America's_Armed_Services"_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Mid-Missourians_in_America's_Armed_Services"-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Franklin's assignments included tours in <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>; he commanded first the 116th Attack Helicopter Company, 269th Combat Aviation Battalion, <a href="/wiki/25th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="25th Infantry Division (United States)">25th Infantry Division</a>, and later the 2nd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/20th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="20th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">20th Field Artillery</a>, 1st Cavalry Division.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Army_Executive_Biographies''_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Army_Executive_Biographies''-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"The_269th_Combat_Aviation_Battalion"_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"The_269th_Combat_Aviation_Battalion"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Decorated;_Silver_Star"_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Decorated;_Silver_Star"-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as commander of the <a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="9th Infantry Division (United States)">9th Infantry Division</a> Artillery, chief of staff of the 9th Infantry Division, and deputy chief and chief of legislative liaison in the office of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Commanders_Update"_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Commanders_Update"-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1984 he succeeded <a href="/wiki/Donald_E._Rosenblum" title="Donald E. Rosenblum">Donald E. Rosenblum</a> as commander of the <a href="/wiki/First_United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="First United States Army">First United States Army</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Meade,_Maryland" title="Fort Meade, Maryland">Fort Meade, Maryland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was succeeded in this post by <a href="/wiki/James_E._Thompson_Jr." title="James E. Thompson Jr.">James E. Thompson Jr.</a> and retired in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_decorations">Awards and decorations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_D._Franklin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Awards and decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Army_Master_Aviator_Badge.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/US_Army_Master_Aviator_Badge.png/130px-US_Army_Master_Aviator_Badge.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="45" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/90px-Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> <a href="/wiki/Army_Commendation_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Commendation Medal">Army Commendation Medal</a> with oak leaf cluster </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/60px-Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/90px-Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/20px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/26px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/60px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/90px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> <a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a> with oak leaf cluster </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:60px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 24px; top: 0px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver-service-star-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Silver service star"><img alt="Silver star" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Silver-service-star-3d.svg/11px-Silver-service-star-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Silver-service-star-3d.svg/17px-Silver-service-star-3d.svg.png 1.5x, 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army_Service_Ribbon.svg/60px-Army_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army_Service_Ribbon.svg/90px-Army_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army_Service_Ribbon.svg/120px-Army_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Army_Service_Ribbon" title="Army Service Ribbon">Army Service Ribbon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/60px-Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/90px-Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/120px-Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -36px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Award_numeral_2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Award_numeral_2.png/12px-Award_numeral_2.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Award_numeral_2.png/18px-Award_numeral_2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Award_numeral_2.png/24px-Award_numeral_2.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span>  <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Service_Ribbon#Army" title="Overseas Service Ribbon">Army Overseas Service Ribbon</a> with bronze <a href="/wiki/Award_numeral" class="mw-redirect" title="Award numeral">award numeral</a> 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross,_with_palm.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross%2C_with_palm.svg/60px-Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross%2C_with_palm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross%2C_with_palm.svg/90px-Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross%2C_with_palm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross%2C_with_palm.svg/120px-Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross%2C_with_palm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="140" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Vietnam Gallantry Cross">Vietnam Gallantry Cross</a> with palm </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation.png/60px-Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation.png/90px-Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation.png/120px-Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="75" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation">Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Civil_Action_Unit_Citation.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Civil_Action_Unit_Citation.png/60px-Civil_Action_Unit_Citation.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Civil_Action_Unit_Citation.png/90px-Civil_Action_Unit_Citation.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Civil_Action_Unit_Citation.png/120px-Civil_Action_Unit_Citation.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="75" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Civil_Actions_Medal" title="Civil Actions Medal">Vietnam Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon,_with_60-_clasp.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg/60px-Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg/90px-Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg/120px-Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="132" data-file-height="36" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Campaign_Medal" title="Vietnam Campaign Medal">Vietnam Campaign Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Additional_honors">Additional honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_D._Franklin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Additional honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1989, Franklin received the <a href="/wiki/Honorary_degree" title="Honorary degree">honorary degree</a> of <a href="/wiki/Legum_Doctor" title="Legum Doctor">Legum Doctor</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri" title="University of Missouri">University of Missouri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"University_of_Missouri_Honorary_Degrees"_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"University_of_Missouri_Honorary_Degrees"-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_burial">Death and burial</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_D._Franklin&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Death and burial"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Franklin died of heart ailments at Fairfax Hospital in <a href="/wiki/Falls_Church,_Virginia" title="Falls Church, Virginia">Falls Church, Virginia</a> on March 16, 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was buried at <a href="/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery" title="Arlington National Cemetery">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Section 30, Grave 246-RH.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Burial_record,_Charles_D._Franklin"_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Burial_record,_Charles_D._Franklin"-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Survivors included his wife, Pat and three children, Charles, Debby, and Susan.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_D._Franklin&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Charles_Franklin_Dies_at_60"">"Charles Franklin Dies at 60"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Obituary,_Charles_D._Franklin"">"Obituary, Charles D. Franklin"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Captain_C._D._Franklin_Completes_Course"-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Captain_C._D._Franklin_Completes_Course"_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Captain_C._D._Franklin_Completes_Course"_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Captain_C._D._Franklin_Completes_Course"">"Captain C. D. 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