Harold H Frederick
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Lt. Harold H. Fredericks was shot down by flak on 6 June 1944. He evaded capture and was returned to duty.
On 29 May 1945, while ferrying surplus aircraft to Speke Air Depot, Liverpool, he and F/O Darnaby M. Wilhoit crashed in cloud-covered terrain and became the last fatalities of the 4th Fighter Group in WW II.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-063452
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Johnetta IV
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 357th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Sunny VIII
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Providence, IN 46106, USA | 17 November 1922 | Son of Marion Martin and Essye Mae [Newman] Frederick. |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 30 June 1942 | Enlisted Chicago, Illinois, USA. |
Other Assigned |
Debden | 20 February 1944 - 29 May 1945 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other C Flight Commander |
1 June 1944 | Designated Flight Commander C Flight. | |
Other Evaded EVD/RTN |
Évreux, France | 6 June 1944 | Shot down by flak on 6 June 1944 whilst strafing a truck convoy. He evaded capture and was returned to duty. MACR 5609. |
Died |
Crewe, Cheshire East, UK | 29 May 1945 | While ferrying surplus aircraft to Speke Air Depot, Liverpool, he and F/O Darnaby M Wilhoit crashed in cloud-covered terrain and became the last fatalities of the 4th Fighter Group in WW II. |
Oakland City, IN 47660, USA | |||
Buried |
Odd Fellows Cemetery Clay, Webster County, KY | Re-Interred Odd Fellows Cemetery Clay, Webster County, Kentucky | |
Buried |
Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- '1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia /;
- MACR 5609 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list