World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fred J. Christensen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Watertown, Massachusetts
Honored By
Alan Briand and Gary Turnipseed
BECAME A QUADRUPLE ACE, SCORING HIS 21.5 AERIAL VICTORIES WITH THE 62ND FIGHTER SQUADRON OF THE 56TH FIGHTER GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, 1943 TO 1944. HIS HONORS INCLUDE THE SILVER STAR, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH 6 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.