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Multiple news and biography pieces published in 2024–2025 report that Erika Kirk’s grandfather, identified as Carl Kenneth Frantzve, was a U.S. Army veteran who received military awards and “was knigh...
Available reporting identifies Kent (also referred to as Carl Kenneth or Kent Randall in some outlets) Frantzve as a businessman and investor who founded CKF Group, LLC, and who has had roles in defen...
is portrayed in contemporary reporting as a military officer turned corporate executive and community leader: multiple outlets say he served as a captain in the and was decorated with a Silver Star an...
Public reporting identifies Carl Kenneth “Ken” Frantzve as a Swedish-born man (b. Jan 30, 1922 in Falun) who immigrated to the U.S., died Oct. 4, 2016 at age 94, and is the grandfather of Erika Kirk (...
Contemporary news and biographical pieces consistently report that served as (IOV) from 1977–1979, making him part of the organization’s historical leadership as presented in secondary sources . At th...
Available reporting links Kent Frantzve to at least one named private investment firm, CKF Group, LLC, described as “founded” by him in a Times Now piece . Other materials connect the Frantzve family ...