Rank and Name, Fireman Second Class Fred Max Baethke.
Unit/Placed in, USS Brant (ARS-32) Minesweeper, United States Naval Reserve.
Fred is born on 19 May 1909 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.
Father, Frank August Baethke.
Mother, Lizzie Baethke.
Spouse, Mrs. Mary E. (Marsden) Baethke.
Fred enlisted the service in Missouri with service number # 6696488.
Fred died while the USS Brant was on a mission to locate a drifting LCT and other vessels left from Licata, Sicily then the USS Brant was accidentally damaged, off Sicily on 10 August 1943, he is honored with a Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Fred is buried/mentioned at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy.
Walls of the missing.
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About: Minesweeper (vessel)
A minesweeper is a vessel equipped for clearing (sweeping) sea mines. Different types of sweepers are used, adapted to the type of mine being swept: there are classic (floating or anchored) contact mines, acoustic, magnetic and pressure mines. Each species requires a different wiping method. In connection with the occurrence of magnetic mines, minesweepers (and minehunters) are made of non-magnetic materials. Often made of wood, but aluminum and fiber-reinforced plastic (glass fiber and polyester) are also used.
