Frank was born in Onaka, Faulk, South Dakota to Mason and Lida Cunningham Chamberlin. He was the oldest son and 3rd child of 8 and raised on the family home-stead until the family moved to Faulkton, where his father, Mason Chamberlin, was the county clerk for 40 years. Frank was the 1st to attend the University of South Dakota.

As 1st LT, he served as company commander with the 82 Infantry, which was made into the 101st Airborn known as the Screaming Eagles. Frank often regaled us with stories of test flying glider planes and how corn stalks would tear up the fuselage when landing in cornfields. Heartbroken he was unable to deploy to Europe with his unit due to an infection, he was separated from the Army and returned to Southern California. Here he taught high school English and Business courses as well as coached his passion -- tennis! He coached many championship teams in the Orange Unified School District for over 20 years, and was president of the Long Beach Tennis Association.

An avid tennis player, he was inducted into the University of South Dakota Hall of Fame in 1989. It was while attending university he was introduced to the sport and would often tell the story of the first time he saw a tennis racquet -- he thought they were snowshoes! An excellent athlete, he won the 1970 Los Angeles Metropolitan Tennis Tournament.

A real sportsman, when he could no longer play tennis due to heart trouble, he took up golf, bowling and later horse shoes. He won eight medals at the Senior Olympics, three in tennis, three in bowling and two in horseshoes. He also wrote many columns for the local papers and had a regular column in his communities monthly new magazine.

Married several times in his life and was the father of 6 children.

He died in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, CA where he lived with his wife of over 25 years, Dorothy, leaving his children, seven grand-children and two great-grandchildren..

Military Information: 1LT, US ARMY