Walter R Frederick

Military

Object Number - UPL 37239 - 1st Lt Walter R Frederick, enlited at 21 yrs old in the RCAF (Dec 1941). He flew 400 hours with them before transferring to the USAAF (Aug 1943)....

1st Lt Walter R. Frederick 8th AF 56th FG 63rd.
Enlisted at 18 via Canada/RCAF. Flew 400 hours/20 forays. Received Volunteer Service Award.

Transferred to 63rd FG / 56th FG when the US entered the war and moved to Boxted AFB.
Flew 500 hours/100 missions, ground straffing; 1.5 kills; targeted trains, barges, caravans, depots.

Transferred to 301st FW / 20th AF Dec 1944.

Transferred to 463rd FS / 507th FG in Pacific in 1 Jul 1945.
Flew over 100 missions between Aug 1943 and July 1945.
Based at Ryukyu Islands
Shot down at Ibusuki Pt. in Sea of Japan, flew 4 missions on his last day, 28 July 1945.

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People

Colonel Hubert Zemke awards the Air Medal to Lieutenant Anthony R Carcione of the 56th Fighter Group at Boxted. Zemke has handwritten on the reverse: 'Zemke awarding to Lt Anthony R Carcione the Air Medal, Boxted AB England. Shown in back of Zemke is Catpain Henry C Martin & Major Warren R Bredahl- Non rated Adjutants in the 56th they are assorting out decorations to be presented. Background- Lt Conway G Saux, Lt Wayne A Brainard.'

Anthony Ralph Carcione

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13029593 / O-660108
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Captain Frederick J. Christensen, of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt. Printed caption on reverse: 'AP 30306. Top Scoring U.S. Fighter Group. Captain Frederick J. Christensen of Watertown, Massachusetts, an ace in the "Zemke Wolf Pack," the top-scoring U.S. fighter group in England, has shot down 22 enemy planes, six of these on Independence Day, July 4, 1944. He is the holder of the Air Medal and three clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with the four clusters and the Silver Star. The "Z

Frederick Joseph Christensen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11047421 / O-794920
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Walter Vaugn Cook

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15018961 / O-432182 / O-35377
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Robert G Drennan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Captain Joseph E. Egan, of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Egan.'

Joseph L Egan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-790815
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

42-26059

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Quaker Schlemeil
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
The nose art of a P-47 Thunderbolt (5f-E, serial number 42-8693) nicknamed "Miss Margaret (Pee Wee)" of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'June 4, 45. Debden, Essex. A rare shot of 5th ERS, P-47s. Note dinghy racks under wing.'

42-8693

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Liquidator / Quaker - Sad Sack / Miss Margaret
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Brownsville 10 November 1921

Enlisted

Promoted

Montreal 15 March 1942

Other

Training

Victoriaville 15 March 1942 - 5 June 1942

Other

Training

Uplands 7 June 1942

Based

Halesworth 8 July 1943 - 17 August 1943 RCAF pilot transferred to USAAF

Based

Rednal, Shropshire 17 August 1943 - 1 July 943 56th FG 63rd FS

Based

Boxted 18 April 1944 - 20 December 1944 56th FG 63rd FS 8th AF

Based

20 December 1944 - 30 June 1945 301st FW 20th AF Okinawa

Based

1 July 1945 - 28 July 1945 463rd FW 537th FS 8th AF Ryukyu Islands

Buried

Pearl Harbor Memorial 28 July 1945 Court of the Missing - 7

Revisions

Date22 Sep 2020 19:52:41
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per TogetherWeServed

Date22 Sep 2020 19:46:35
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Additions per MACR

Date12 Sep 2020 19:05:15
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Updated Pacific History

Date12 Sep 2020 18:51:52
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Revised Pacific history

Date12 Sep 2020 18:47:12
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Updated Pacific history

Date11 Sep 2020 13:38:04
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USAAF / RCAF records

Date8 Sep 2020 16:11:24
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Togetherweserved.com

Date30 Aug 2020 20:10:36
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Add Pacific Theater

Date15 Dec 2019 22:29:02
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From actual military records in possession.

Date12 May 2019 00:32:53
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Cfrederick and public sources.

Date2 Feb 2019 00:12:16
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Frederick Family Archives, DOD, local and regional newspapers

Date2 Feb 2019 00:09:27
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Frederick Family Archives

Date1 Feb 2019 23:56:07
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Frederick Family Archives

Date1 Feb 2019 23:21:52
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Family and Military Archives

Date1 Feb 2019 23:00:51
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Correspondence, family archives, photos

Date1 Feb 2019 20:29:25
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First official after RCAF in England transfer to 56th FG 63rd FS in December 1943

Date31 Jan 2019 19:25:40
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Correspondence with heirs of Lt. Reed who knew Lt. Frederick by nickname.

Date31 Jan 2019 19:12:30
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Military papers & his personal notes

Date31 Jan 2019 19:01:16
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DOD Combat Report filed by Lt. Frederick

Date31 Jan 2019 02:33:16
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Sourced by Quaker Schlemiel, nephew of Walter R. Frederick

Date31 Jan 2019 02:25:46
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Sourced by Quaker Schlemiel, nephew of Walter R. Frederick

Date27 Sep 2014 18:26:59
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

Walter R Frederick: Gallery (20 items)

The nose art of a P-47 Thunderbolt (5f-E, serial number 42-8693) nicknamed "Miss Margaret (Pee Wee)" of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'June 4, 45. Debden, Essex. A rare shot of 5th ERS, P-47s. Note dinghy racks under wing.'

Object number: FRE 3090 - The nose art of a P-47 Thunderbolt (5F-E, serial...

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