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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

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FIRST 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. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT AFTER IT WAS HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE MARSHALLING YARDS AT MARIBOR, YUGOSLAVIA ON MARCH 1, 1945. RETURNED BY PARTISAN FORCES TO BARI, ITALY.