Hometown: Oldsmar, FL
Branch: U.S. Army 
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas
Military Honors: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Date of Sacrifice: July 16, 2011 - KIA in Khost Province, Afghanistan
Age: 25
Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011

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Sources
Story details submitted by Mr. Craig Gross, CPL Gross’s Gold Star Father.
The Tampa Tribune, July 18, 2011: Decorated Oldsmar soldier killed in Afghanistan
Tampa Bay Times, July 31, 2011: ‘He Gave His All’
Carry the Load: Frank R. Gross
Military Times—Honor the Fallen: Army Cpl. Frank R. Gross
Tampa Bay Times, July 22, 2011 (via Legacy.com): Cpl Frank Gross
Burial Site: Find a Grave