Clifford C Frederiksen

Military

Took part in the Normandy Invasion in June 1944, dropping and resupplying troops for the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions on D-Day. Later took part in operation Market Garden

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Units served with

302nd Troop Carrier Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

441st Troop Carrier Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

Missions

A C-47 Skytrain of the 438th Troop Carrier Group tugs a glider, as it takes off from Greenham Common on D-Day. Handwritten caption on reverse: '438 TCG. Greenham Common, 6/6/44.'

IX Troop Carrier Command Field Order 1

Date: 6 June 1944
Official Description:

Places

Merryfield

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Isle Abbotts

Revisions

Date18 Jan 2019 09:51:30

ContributorEmily

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Sources

Information provided by James Frederiksen, son