David Addison Frederick

Vietnam War
UnitMarine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164
RankCaptain U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service FromColumbus Ohio
Date of DeathJuly 30 1967
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Captain Frederick was a member of the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164, Marine Air Group 16, 1st Marine Air Wing. On July 30, 1967, he was aircraft commander of a Boeing Sea Knight Cargo Helicopter (CH-46A) flying over Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, when it crashed killing him. His remains were recovered on August 3, 1992 and identified on June 3, 1993. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.