Donald S. Frederick was assigned to F Battery of the 151st Field Artillery, 34th Division. His company trained at Camp Claiborne, LA before shipping out to Ireland. Once there, Don volunteered to become a member of the First U.S. Army Ranger Battalion. Following a rigorous six-week Commando training session in the Scottish Highlands, the First Ranger Battalion was sent to North Africa. This photograph shows Don (left) and Ted Rensink enroute to Africa in 1942.
Publisher: Donald S. Frederick, used with permission.
Date: 1942
