WWII · Battle Death Record
Frederick W. Castle
Brigadier General, U.S. Army Air Forces · New Jersey
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Frederick W. Castle
- Entered the Service From
- New Jersey
- Rank
- Brigadier General
- Service
- U.S. Army Air Forces
- Unit / Regiment
- 4th Bombardment Wing
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- December 24, 1944
- Awards
- Medal of Honor
- Burial / Memorial
- Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Their story
Led more than 2,000 bombers against German airfields on 24 December 1944. When his aircraft was crippled, he held it steady so his crew could bail out and died when it crashed. The highest-ranking officer buried here.
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