Frederick "Fritz" Sackett
(1942-2018)
| Father | Fred Sackett Jr (1921-1997) |
| Mother | Dell Hughes Mitchell (1921-2006) |
Frederick "Fritz" Sackett
(1942–2018)
(Src: Robin Crockett Mills)
(1942–2018)
(Src: Robin Crockett Mills)
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
Frederick "Fritz" Sackett (1942–2018), Vietnam, 1966.
(Src: Robin Crockett Mills)
(Src: Robin Crockett Mills)
Frederick "Fritz" Sackett & Sean Mills, 2015.
(Src: Robin Crockett Mills)
(Src: Robin Crockett Mills)
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 |
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English line of Thomas Sackett the elder & other English lines
American line of Thomas Sackett the elder through Simon Sackett the colonist
Line of John Sackett of New Haven