World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Frederick Allen Hippey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roanoke, Virginia
Honored By
McVMI 1943
Relationship
Friends
HE WAS A GRADUATE OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1939. AS AN AMERICAN, IN 1942 HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CHINESE ARMY OF CHIANG KAI-SHEK KNOWN AS THE 'Y' FORCE DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE CHINESE IN DRIVING THE JAPANESE OUT OF BURMA. HE WAS KILLED IN CHINA ON AUGUST 6, 1945. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.