Tage Richard Frederiksen was born on April 9, 1914, in Glen Ewen, Estevan Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was the son of Jens "James" Frederiksen and Rasmine Kirstine "Minnie" Nielsen Frederiksen. He was the husband of Mary Davis Smith. He worked for the Dairy Express Company and was affiliated with the Satterlee Hose Company. Inducted into service on May 12, 1943, he went overseas in late summer 1944 after completing combat training in England. He served in the 703rd Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Left Waist Gunner of B-24 #42-51355 during World War II.

On September 27, 1944, B-24J Liberator serial number 42-51355 was shot down during a bombing mission over Germany and crashed near Krauthausen in the Eisenach area. The aircraft was participating in the American strategic air offensive against German industrial targets and encountered heavy enemy defenses while over hostile territory. The loss was officially recorded in Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 09393, which documented the aircraft’s destruction at approximately 10:01 a.m. local time; several members of the crew were killed in the crash. The incident occurred during one of the most hazardous phases of the air war over Germany, when bomber formations frequently sustained heavy losses from anti-aircraft fire and German fighter interception.

Sgt Frederiksen was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Union Cemetery, Fort Edward, Washington County, New York, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.445bg.org