Admiral O'Beirne, who lived in McLean, Virginia, was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, and raised in Elgin, Illinois. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1926 and received a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan.

He was a commanding officer of a patrol squadron in Pearl Harbor at the time of the Japanese attack in 1941. He later had several command and staff jobs, including assistant naval attache in London from 1948 to 1950. He was commander of the carrier Midway and had administrative posts with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He retired in 1963. After that, he was a consultant for North American Aviation Inc. and ARINC Research Corp.

Frank retired as Navy Vice Admiral whose last post was as commander of the Atlantic Fleet's Navy Air Forces, died of multiple organ failure October 19, 1998 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

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