Mitchell, Frederick Dale

Frederick Dale Mitchell was born in Pittsfield, Illinois between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. He grew up in the central Illinois towns of Effingham and Springfield where he graduated from Springfield High School and Springfield Junior College. Fred served in the U.S. Army as a surgical technician during the Korean War. In 1952 he married his wife, Shirley Thorndal. Fred held several management positions with Illinois Bell Telephone Company as well as with the "old" AT & T prior to his retirement to Arizona in 1984. Mr. Mitchell now pursues his varied interests in military history, dupl...