World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
August George Freking, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Heron Lake, Minnesota
Honored By
Tom, Gene, Greg, Steve & Val
Relationship
Children
OUR FATHER WAS IN THE MILITARY POLICE IN THE AIR FORCE. HE WAS ONE OF THE MEN WHO GUARDED THE ATOMIC BOMB ON THE ISLAND OF TINIAN PRIOR TO IT BEING DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA. HE TOLD US MANY TIMES THAT THEY WERE NEVER TOLD WHAT THEY WERE GUARDING, BUT THAT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.