Charles Fredrick's Obituary
Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" Fredrick, USMC (Ret) died Wednesday, June 13, 2007 after a short illness. A resident of Vantage House in Columbia, MD at the time of his death, he called many places home over his long military career.
Lt. Col. Fredrick was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 10, 1921, son of the late Charles Fredrick Abrams and Ella Lowoss-Shaylor Abrams. He graduated from Lyndhurst High School, Lyndhurst, NJ; received a B.S. degree from Lambuth College, Jackson, TN, and a MA from George Washington University, Washington, DC. Enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1942, Chuck served as a Combat Infantry Officer with the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific throughout the war, and after the war as a Company Commander in Tientsin, China, Okinawa, Japan, Newfoundland, and Turkey. Chuck was a graduate of the Command Armed Forces Staff College, Intelligence Staff Officer School, and Amphibious Warfare School. He was a Combat Infantry Officer in the Korean War where he was awarded, among other honors, the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.
He was a Company Commander at the Inchon Landing, at the capture of Seoul, and the Chosing Reservoir Campaigns. After the Korean War, he served on the Marine Corps Inspector General Staff and at the Pentagon on the Staff for Naval Intelligence. Upon retiring from the Marine Corps, he worked for Westinghouse at the Westinghouse Defense and Space Center, and as a staff member of the Safety Council of Maryland.
Chuck loved music, and was an accomplished trumpet/cornet player starting at age 8. He served as Band Director of the Goldenaires dance band for 6 1/2 years. A writer and composer of many odes, lyrics and quips, he also enjoyed difficult crossword puzzles.
In addition to his parents, Chuck was predeceased by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Turner Fredrick who died in 2006. He is survived by a son, Douglas P. Fredrick of Long Beach, CA; a nephew H. Edward Maull and his wife Peggy of Lewes, DE, and their children Karen E. Maull, Carolyn T. Maull, and Christina H. Maull; a nephew William Bivona and his wife Nancy of Narragansett, RI; and a niece Doris Pickup and her husband Jack of Warrick, RI.
Graveside services with military honors will be held Saturday, June 23, 2007, at 3 P.M, at Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Savannah Road, Lewes, DE, with Rev. Jack Cohen officiating. The family requests no flowers. Contributions may be made to the local branches of the Disabled American Veterans or to a charity of your choice.
Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, Lewes, DE.
Condolences to: [email protected].
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