U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii move a casket during an interment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 13, 2023. Family members and service members attended the ceremony to pay tribute to U.S. Navy Commander Frederick Schrader, who was accounted for on Sept. 27, 2022. Schrader, 31, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 27, 2022 by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. In October 1944, Schrader was the commander of Carrier Air Group Eleven on the USS Hornet. The Hornet was one of 17 aircraft carriers to take part in the Battle of Formosa Oct. 12-15. On Oct. 13, Schrader’s F6F-5 Hellcat fighter was shot down during an attack on Toko Seaplane Base on Formosa, now known as Taiwan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Date Taken: | 04.13.2023 |
Date Posted: | 04.13.2023 20:58 |
Photo ID: | 7739300 |
VIRIN: | 230413-F-CB366-1034 |
Resolution: | 3680x2456 |
Size: | 3.37 MB |
Location: | HONOLULU, HAWAII, US |
Web Views: | 72 |
Downloads: | 6 |
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