Fred J. Christensen Military person

Fred Joseph Christensen Jr. (1921–2006) was a fighter pilot and ace with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. A member of the 56th Fighter Group in England, Christensen scored 21.5 aerial victories. He later served 24 years as a command officer with both the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve, retiring as a colonel.

Personal facts

Fred J. Christensen
Birth dateOctober 17, 1921
Birth place
Watertown Massachusetts
Date of deathApril 04, 2006
Place of death
Northborough Cambridgeshire , Massachusetts

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Military person

allegiance
25px United States Army Air Forces
30px United States Air Force Reserve
Massachusetts Air National Guard
award
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations
World War II
military unit
62d Fighter Squadron
service start1942
service end1942

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External resources

  1. http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/numbered_studies/1039707.pdf
  2. http://www.acepilots.com/eto/christensen.html
  3. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/04/10/fred_j_christensen_at_84_world_war_ii_flying_ace
  4. http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/URG/christn.html
  5. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/13/AR2006041302091.html
  6. http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/p-47-encounter-reports.html