Fred served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466, 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Bristol County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 17, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Retail manager and also as Single, without dependents.
Fred was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-692001
Fred also has a "Cenotaph" in the Proctor Cemetery, Andover, New Hampshire. (see below family links)
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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View Cenotaph here
He resided in Bristol County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 17, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Retail manager and also as Single, without dependents.
Fred was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-692001
Fred also has a "Cenotaph" in the Proctor Cemetery, Andover, New Hampshire. (see below family links)
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
View Cenotaph here
Fred served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466, 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Bristol County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 17, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Retail manager and also as Single, without dependents.
Fred was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-692001
Fred also has a "Cenotaph" in the Proctor Cemetery, Andover, New Hampshire. (see below family links)
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
View Cenotaph here
He resided in Bristol County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 17, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Retail manager and also as Single, without dependents.
Fred was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-692001
Fred also has a "Cenotaph" in the Proctor Cemetery, Andover, New Hampshire. (see below family links)
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
View Cenotaph here
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