George W. Frakes, age 97, of West Frankfort, IL, passed away peacefully at 4:39 a.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in Parkway Manor of Marion, IL.
He was born on Monday, June 27, 1921, in Leopold, IN, the son of Elwood Boyd and Minnie (Steinhall) Frakes.
At the age of 16, George graduated from high school and began working pulling logs out of the woods with a team of horses for 50 cents a day. As the United States became involved in WW II, he started working in the ship yards in Evansville, IN building some of the first PT Boats to be used in the war.
When he became of age he answered the call of the nation by enlisting into the United States Navy in October of 1942. For the next 3 years he served in the Asia-Pacific Theater aboard the USS Alabama in the No. 4 engine room. He served as Masters Mate 1st Class and witnessed the dropping of the atomic bomb and the signing of the peace treaty with Japan. After his period of faithful service he was discharged at 10:00 a.m. on Christmas Da

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