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Lieut Frank Caspar Fechteler

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Lieut Frank Caspar Fechteler

Birth
San Rafael, Marin County, California, USA
Death
18 Sep 1922 (aged 25)
Michigan, USA
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Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Lieutenant F. C. Fechteler, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #2883 in 1920. Graduated U. S. Naval Academy in 1917 (one year early due to the World War), Class of 1918. While preparing to compete in the Pulitzer Trophy Race of 1922, LT Fechteler was killed in an airplane crash at Selfridge Field, Mich. He was the son of Rear Admiral Augustus Francis Fechteler, USN, (USNA, Class of 1877) who passed away in 1921.

The destroyer escort USS FECHTELER (DE-157) was named in honor of both RADM Fechteler and his son LT Fechteler. The DE was sunk in 1944 by a German U-boat. The destroyer USS FECHTELER (DD-870), commissioned in 1945, was the second vessel to honor the two Fechteler's as well as the previous DE. (bio by Mike Weeks)
Lieutenant F. C. Fechteler, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #2883 in 1920. Graduated U. S. Naval Academy in 1917 (one year early due to the World War), Class of 1918. While preparing to compete in the Pulitzer Trophy Race of 1922, LT Fechteler was killed in an airplane crash at Selfridge Field, Mich. He was the son of Rear Admiral Augustus Francis Fechteler, USN, (USNA, Class of 1877) who passed away in 1921.

The destroyer escort USS FECHTELER (DE-157) was named in honor of both RADM Fechteler and his son LT Fechteler. The DE was sunk in 1944 by a German U-boat. The destroyer USS FECHTELER (DD-870), commissioned in 1945, was the second vessel to honor the two Fechteler's as well as the previous DE. (bio by Mike Weeks)

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Lieutenant, U.S. Navy. Killed in aeroplane accident.

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