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In Memory of
Frank D. Shaw


Frank Shaw passed away on December 10, 2025 at age 87. For many years Frank served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 11th Special Forces Group at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He served as a Special Forces "A" Detachment Team Sergeant and as a Company Sergeant Major. Frank was a member of Chapter 54 (Boston), Special Forces Association.

IMO Frank D. Shaw, Special Forces

Frank was born in South Boston, Massachusetts. He would later live in Medford, Massachusetts. Once retired, he was a resident of Lyman, New Hampshire for over 20 years.

Frank attended Boston Technical High School and would later get a degree in mechanical engineering leading to work as a draftsman. In 1974, he changed careers and entered law enforcement. His first job was as a policeman with the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) and later with the Massachusetts State Police - retiring in 1992.

His Army career began as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He then joined the U.S. Army Reserves serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 11th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

In his later years, after retirement with the Army, Frank served as a "good will” Army paratrooper. He jumped with more than 20 foreign military units in Europe, Asia, and both North and South America.

 


Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:00 am at the St. Rose of Lima Church at 77 Clay Street, Littleton, NH 03561. Burial will follow at the St. Rose of Lima Cemetery with Military Honors.

Obituaries:

Ross Funeral, Littleton, NH
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