Frank worked as a Shovel Operator helping change the Cedar Point Farm into Patuxent River Naval Air Station. He was digging the space for the foundation for the Navy Hospital, working seven-day ten-hour shifts as he knew that he would soon be drafted and wanted to finish before he left. He was inducted into the United States Navy on April 16, 1943, and placed in “Seabees.” After boot camp he was sent to the Philippine Islands. From there he was sent to Johnson Island, about 200 miles from the Philippines. He described it as a very large island with nothing other than sea gulls. Frank had a large group of men with him. His Commanding Officer was upset because they were young, inexperienced and couldn’t drive anything other than a car. They were just looking for a safe place to ride out the war. The Commanding Officer gave Frank a rank and told him to “do what he could with them.” Somehow they shaped up and built barracks and a small hospital and then went to work to do what they were sent there to do. The boys built landing strips which were needed a great deal in World War II at that time. Their biggest enemy was malaria. Mosquitoes were there by the millions. The hospital was always busy. Frank was hospitalized twice with malaria while on that island. He returned to the United States in October 1945. Frank was honorably discharged as Chief Machinist’s Mate United States Navy Reserve as Chief Petty Officer at Bainbridge, Maryland on November 3, 1945. Frank said many times that he really liked the Navy and was very fond of “his boys” that he trained on Johnson Island. Knowing him as well as I did I can understand why they did well. He always explained things carefully and never raised his voice. He was endlessly patient and always kind. Probably the only kind of person for the job!