Frederick Gordon Reed was the son of Fred and Bertha Reed of 64 Milk Street, Westboro, Massachusetts.  He was engaged to marry Ruth Lewis of Westboro.  Frederick graduated from Westboro High School class of 1937 where he played on the football team.  He then volunteered for service in the Civilian Technical Corps in England.  After returning to the US, he worked for the Lockheed Air Corporation in Burbank, California.  He entered the service on 11 November 1942 and joined the USAAF’s Aviation Cadet program.  He received his commission and his silver wings on 8 February 1944.  Frederick shipped to England in August of 1944 on was assigned to the 350th Bomber Squadron of the 100th Bomber Group.  He was the pilot of a B-17.  On 6 October 1944, Frederick’s bomber was on a mission to bomb the Spandau tank factory near Berlin when it was attacked by enemy fighters near the target area.  It received a direct anti-aircraft shell hit between the Number 1 and Number 2 engines, causing the wing to burst into flame and begin to spin.  Frederick was Killed in Action on his fourth mission.
Information from the linked newspaper clippings of an unknown source, courtesy of Erwin Derhaag.