Fred enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and began flight training in February of that year. He qualified as a twin-engine pilot at Douglas Army Air Base in March 1944 in Arizona. He was assigned to the European Theater and was based in Corsica and Ancona, Italy. He flew the Glenda Kay, a B-25 bomber, on 46 combat missions into the Brenner Pass, Po Valley, Austria, and Yugoslavia. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and the Mediterranean Theater Ribbon with two battle stars among other service ribbons. After the war, he remained in the Air Force Reserves and retired in 1966 as a lieutenant colonel. His last reserve duty was as Liaison Officer for the Air Force Academy where he briefed high school students who were applying for the military academies.
After the war, he was awarded his master's degree from Western Washington University and retired from the Bellingham (Washington)School District in 1974 having served as principal at Marietta, Roosevelt, Roeder, Sunnyland, and Happy Valley elementary schools.
After the war, he was awarded his master's degree from Western Washington University and retired from the Bellingham (Washington)School District in 1974 having served as principal at Marietta, Roosevelt, Roeder, Sunnyland, and Happy Valley elementary schools.
Fred enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and began flight training in February of that year. He qualified as a twin-engine pilot at Douglas Army Air Base in March 1944 in Arizona. He was assigned to the European Theater and was based in Corsica and Ancona, Italy. He flew the Glenda Kay, a B-25 bomber, on 46 combat missions into the Brenner Pass, Po Valley, Austria, and Yugoslavia. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and the Mediterranean Theater Ribbon with two battle stars among other service ribbons. After the war, he remained in the Air Force Reserves and retired in 1966 as a lieutenant colonel. His last reserve duty was as Liaison Officer for the Air Force Academy where he briefed high school students who were applying for the military academies.
After the war, he was awarded his master's degree from Western Washington University and retired from the Bellingham (Washington)School District in 1974 having served as principal at Marietta, Roosevelt, Roeder, Sunnyland, and Happy Valley elementary schools.
After the war, he was awarded his master's degree from Western Washington University and retired from the Bellingham (Washington)School District in 1974 having served as principal at Marietta, Roosevelt, Roeder, Sunnyland, and Happy Valley elementary schools.
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