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Seaman 2nd Class Frederick Dinsfriend
U.S. Navy





Sources:
- American Legion Post 146, Winthrop, Mass.
- 1941 House Bill 2572. An Act Designating The Square At The Intersection Of Beach Road And Shore Drive In The Town Of Winthrop As Fred Dinsfriend Square - State Library of Massachusetts

Frederick Dinsfriend (1894-1937) - U.S. Navy, WWI - served as Seaman 2nd Class. He survived the war.
"Fred Dinsfiend, for whom the square is being named, was a resident of Winthrop for more than 20 years, where he was prominent in all community activities...."
"On Tuesday, at 12:15 p.m., a formal dedication of the square at the junction of Shore Drive and Beach Road, Winthrop, in the name of Fred Dinsfriend, will take place...
   ...Fred Dinsfriend was a resident of Winthrop for more that 20 years and he was active in the Hebrew Community Center as treasurer and chairman of the house committee..."
"Seaman Fred Dinsfriend, stationed at the Naval Rifle Range, Wakefield, distinguished himself this afternoon when he plunged into treacherous surf at Ocean Spray and rescued from drowining Norman Rabinowitz and Violet Haller...
   ... .Where the rescue took place - at the foot of Trident ave. - the shore drops off into the water at a sharp angle and in high-running surf it is a particularly dangerous spot to bath because of the strong undertow..."
Memorial location: Corner of Veterans Rd. and Winthrop Shore Dr.

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