William Frankenbach, parade organizer, dies
Photo credit: Alan Raia | William Frankenbach, 82, died of a heart attack Wednesday.
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William "Bill" Frankenbach, 82, who died of a heart attack Wednesday, was not just the face of veterans affairs on the South Fork, he was its heart and soul as well.
An Air Force veteran who regularly flew in bombers from Puerto Rico to Alaska on missions to jam Soviet radar from 1947 to 1952, he came home to Southampton and opened a garden center, which is still operated by his son.
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