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Channell, Fred Eldridge, Pfc.
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Home Town Kerens
Date of Passing Feb 01, 1988
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRED ELDRIDGE CHANNELL WORKED AS A FARM HAND BEFORE ENTERING THE USAAF ON 12 FEBRUARY 1942. HE SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY WITH THE USAAF (UNKNOWN UNIT) FROM 4 JUNE 1942 TO 6 MAY 1944. UPON RETURNING TO THE STATES HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 813TH AAF BASE UNIT AT SEDALIA ARMY AIR FIELD, WARRENSBURG MISSOURI UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON 25 OCTOBER. FRED CHANNELL PASSED AWAY IN CLEVELAND OHIO ON 1 FEBRUARY 1988 AND WAS LAID TO REST AT THE MOUNTAIN STATE MEMORIAL GARDENS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
