Frederick E Mueller

Military

Italian Campaign, Pathfinder Group (482nd), Led 'Big Week' of 2/20/44-Jimmy Stewart Wing Man, Berlin (5/6/44) led 1st massive raid, D-Day (6/6/44) led 8th AAF Dawn Raid prior to landings. Pathfinder Sword and half Juno for 1st AD. Bombed Caen. Jointly ran radar school. . Flew mapping and radar missions with 'Carpet Baggers'

AM (4OLC), PUC (1OLC), ACM, EAME with 4 campaign stars, WW II Victory Medal

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-11620

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Edna Elizabeth
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron 512th Bomb Squadron 1st Provisional Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 31 July 1919

Died

16 January 2008

Buried

Queen of Heaven Cemetery, McMurray, Pennsylvania

Revisions

Date27 Mar 2022 18:38:34
Contributordecwriter
Sources

Updated awards and bio section.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154741226/frederick-e-mueller

Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:25
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Richard Mueller