Linden High School Alumni
Linden, New Jersey (NJ)
In Memory of
Franklin Tunick
2024-1966
Born Apr 10, 2024, Franklin Tunick attended Linden High School in Linden, NJ.
Class of 1959
Date of Passing Unknown
Date of Passing Unknown
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.
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.