Frederick served as a Seaman First Class, U.S.S. Hutchins (DD-476), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on October 7, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was assigned to the Hutchins on November 17, 1942.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Frederick died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here in 1947.
Service # 6517429
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The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Bio, Listing & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: ShaneO
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on October 7, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was assigned to the Hutchins on November 17, 1942.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Frederick died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here in 1947.
Service # 6517429
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The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Bio, Listing & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: ShaneO
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Frederick served as a Seaman First Class, U.S.S. Hutchins (DD-476), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on October 7, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was assigned to the Hutchins on November 17, 1942.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Frederick died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here in 1947.
Service # 6517429
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The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Bio, Listing & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: ShaneO
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on October 7, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was assigned to the Hutchins on November 17, 1942.
The Hutchins, while testing her guns off Hawaii, had an electrical failure that caused one of her guns to fire into one of the stacks, killing 10 men and wounding twenty.
Frederick died in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here in 1947.
Service # 6517429
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The ten who lost their lives in this accident:
McKenna, James P ~ S2c, MA
Montclair, Francis J ~ MOMM2c, CA
Nettleton, Bruce A ~ S2c, CT
Nutter, Julius ~ StM2c, MD
Robson, William ~ GM3c, TX
St Jean, William J ~ S2c, NH
Tucker, Paul C, Jr ~ S1c, VA
Van Valkenburg, Donald ~ S1c, NY
Vollrath, Frederick T ~ S1c, PA
Waldron, Douglas W ~ S1c, NY
( Bio, Listing & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: ShaneO
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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