History: Frank Federico Frederick

["Michael P. Grissom" <mikeg@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>]

Radsafers,

Another item of historical interest to those interested in the
US Occupation Forces of Hiroshima/Nagasaki (this one involving
a former neighbor!).  Most of the senior officers from the World
War II period have already died, and now even the younger
participants are starting to pass away of natural causes, but
then WW II effectively was over 52 years ago this Summer:

>Half Moon Bay Review/10-30-96
>
>Frank Federico
>Frederick
>
>Artist and cartoonist Frank Federico Frederick died at his El
>Granada [California, USA] home October 23, 1996, following
>a brief illness.  He was 70.
>
>Born in Chicago, Mr. Frederick shined shoes as a boy to help
>support his family.  He studied painting and fine art at the 
>Chicago Art Institute.  During World War II, he served for two
>years with the Army infantry, and was with the first platoon to
>enter Hiroshima following the August 6, 1945 bombing....