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Author: ShookGenealogy
Surnames: Affeld
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Here is additional information concerning Freddie Kenneth Affeld from the following
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http://www.inportercounty.org/Data/Military/WWIIList/AffeldFreddieKenneth...
Freddie Kenneth Affeld
Technical Sergeant, 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber, USN Army Air Corps
Date of Birth: 1919
Date of Death: January 9, 1943
Cause of Death: Missing in Action
Date of Enlistment: October 11, 1941
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
Hometown: Valparaiso
Newspaper Notices:
Ernest Affeld, RFD 4, Valparaiso, was in receipt of word today of the tragic news that his
son, Staff Sgt. Freddie K. Affeld, was "missing in action." The notice stated
that the soldier was recorded as missing on Jan. 13, somewhere in the Pacific. Last word
received here by Mr. Affeld from his son was on Dec. 29.
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Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; February 7, 1943
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