LTC (Ret.) Frank D. Nacci began his military career with Headquarters Battery, 213th Artillery Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard in 1966 as a Private. He went on active duty and completed basic training and advanced individual training at Fort Knox and Fort Campbell Kentucky and Fort McPherson, Georgia. Upon returning from active duty Private First Class Nacci, completed Officer Candidate School at the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Academy and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1968. After commissioning, he served as a platoon leader and training officer with the 688th Military Police Company and 723rd Military Police Company.
In 1970 he was transferred to Florida with his civilian employer and served in the Army Reserve with the 400th Military Police Prisoner of War Camp as an enclosure commander. Returning to Pennsylvania in 1973, he joined the 165th Military Police Battalion, Lehighton PA where he served as platoon leader, detachment commander, company commander, assistant S-3 and S-4. He was promoted to Major, and assumed the duties of rear battle officer, additional assignments as public affairs officer and intelligence officer prepared Major Nacci for his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel and Director of Materiel. He served in five REFORGER (Return of Forces to Germany) deployments. After twenty-six years and four months of military service, LTC Nacci retired in August 1994.
LTC Nacci is a graduate of a host of service schools, including the US Army Military Police basic and advanced courses, Ft. Gordon, GA, and the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
LTC Nacci’s awards include: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with One Oak Leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon with Five Device.
LTC Nacci is a past Commander of the Allentown Chapter of the Honorary First Defenders and past Honorary Colonel of the 213th Regiment. He is affiliated with the Lehigh Valley Chapter of Retired Officers Association, National Guard Association of the United States (Retired Life Member), The American Legion Post 314, Lehighton.
Some of his civilian interests include, Board Member of St. Luke’s Hospital Allentown Campus, Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Charities and Parkettes National Gymnastic Training Center.
LTC Nacci is a native of Allentown. He attended Penn State University. He and his wife Carole have three daughters, Robin, Penny, and Wendi, and six grandchildren. The couple resides in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. He is President/CEO of Nacci Printing, Inc. and has been operating his business for the past fifty years.