| Graduation Year | Class of 1959 |
| Date of Birth | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Date of Passing | Oct 26, 1966 |
| About | LTJG Franklin Michael Tunick VVETERAN BIRTH 10 Apr 1941 New Jersey, USA DEATH onboard carrier Oriskany 26 Oct 1966 (aged 25) Vietnam BURIAL Beth Israel Cemetery and Mausoleum Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA PLOT Block 26 Row II Plot 3 Grave 3 MEMORIAL ID 73191425 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 4 FLOWERS 15 Killed on board the USS Oriskany. From Linden, NJ On the Wall: Panel 11E Line 116 Franklin Michael Tunick was born on April 10, 1941. His home of record is Linden, NJ. He was a 1959 graduate of Linden High School and later graduated from New York University in 1963. He was the son of Henry and Jean, brother to Elaine, and husband of Joan Browne Tunick. In the Spring of 1963, Tunick entered the US Navy where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG/02). He served as an officer on the aircraft carrier Oriskany. Tunick was on his return trip, and due for discharge after three years of service, when he was killed in a shipboard fire on October 26, 1966. He is buried at Beth Israel Memorial Park in Woodbridge, NJ. |
