Frederick "Fritz" Sackett
Father | Fred Sackett Jr (1921-1997) |
Mother | Dell Hughes Mitchell (1921-2006) |
Frederick "Fritz" Sackett, son of Fred Sackett Jr and Dell Hughes Mitchell, was born in Coleman County, TexasG, on 19 December 1942.1 He died aged about 75 in Austin, Travis County, TexasG, in 2018.2
Fritz served in the Vietnam War in 1966 as a trooper in the US 101st Airborne Division. He was wounded in action and was awarded two Purple Hearts. He was later posted to Korea as a correspondent, and went on to become President Lyndon B Johnson's personal assistant and photographer for much of the Vietnam era, working at the Pentagon. Many of his photographs appeared in publications such as Life, Time, and Newsweek in the 1960s and 70s.2
Fritz served in the Vietnam War in 1966 as a trooper in the US 101st Airborne Division. He was wounded in action and was awarded two Purple Hearts. He was later posted to Korea as a correspondent, and went on to become President Lyndon B Johnson's personal assistant and photographer for much of the Vietnam era, working at the Pentagon. Many of his photographs appeared in publications such as Life, Time, and Newsweek in the 1960s and 70s.2
Notes & Citations
- "Texas, Birth Index, 1903–1997" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, Frederick, b. Coleman County, 19 Dec 1942, father Frederick Sackett Jr, mother Dell Mitchell."
- Email from Robin Crockett Mills to Chris Sackett, Sep 2020.
Appears in | Sacketts in the Military |
Sackett line | 6th great-grandson of Richard Sackett of South Weald, Essex |
Charts | Line 6 (English) Descendants of Henry Sackett (1851–1928) |
Generation.Tree | S.6 |
Last Edited | 10 Feb 2022 |