George W Frederick

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 4 March 1943 in B-17 42-5129 while serving as Bombardier. Plane crashed into North Sea. 2Lt Frederick's body was found in a dinghy on March 4 and was originally buried in General Cemetery, Crooswyck, Rotterdam, Holland but later interred at the Netherlands American Cemetery.



Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5129

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Denver County, Colorado

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, 6269 NA Migraten, The Netherlands Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot C, Row 18, Grave 30.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 4 March 1943 Aircraft shot down by German fighters into the North Sea.

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 13-Nov-2014. Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR 2749; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2749 / MACR 2749, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1, p. 88 by Bishop & Hey / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database