found: www.mendingtheline.com/franks-story web site, viewed Dec. 12, 2016 (90 years old in May 2014; WWII vet who saw service at Utah Beach as a member of the 453rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion and later served with the 83rd Infantry Division; has lived most of his life near or on the North Umpqua River in Oregon; ran the Steamboat Inn, a fishing lodge and restaurant, for many years; served on the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission and received numerous conservation awards; inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame; a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor)
