World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Frederic B. Withington
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Boston, Massachusetts
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
1ST LIEUTENANT. PILOT ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 780TH SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON DECEMBER 2, 1944 ON A COMBAT MISSION TO BLECHHAMMER, GERMANY. HE CRASH LANDED HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT BEHIND RUSSIAN LINES. HE WAS EVACUATED TO BARI, ITALY ON DECEMBER 20, 1944.