LTJG Fredrick Raymond Purrington

Naval Aviator Wings

POW Flag

20 OCT 1966

Officer's Photo


LTJG Fred Purrington onboard the United States Ship Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42, during its 1966 Vietnam cruise. Fred was shot down and held POW until the war's end.
He is pictured with AB-313, BuNo.149564. He was shot down while flying BuNo.147775.
Photograph from Bob Hinckley.