Second Lieutenant Fred S. Kaufman, who as co-pilot of a Flying Fortress completed three missions on D-Day, was killed in action on June 19 while flying his 29^th mission over Nazi-occupied Europe, the War Department has notified his family.

Lieutenant Kaufman was the husband of the former Lucille Colante, 30 Division Street, New Jersey, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kaufman, 626 Melrose Avenue.  He also is survived by a brother, Corporal Milton S. Kaufman, stationed in England with the army signal corps, and a sister, Miss Mildred Kaufman.

The 23-year old flier’s wife received a telegram from the War Department on June 29 notifying her that her husband was missing in action on June 19.  The formal announcement that he was “missing” is contained in a War Department news release today from Washington.  In the meanwhile, however, Mrs. Kaufman received another telegram bearing the news her husband was killed in action on June 19.

Lieutenant Kaufman was the recipient of the Air Medal, plus three oak leaf clusters and two bronze stars.  He entered the army air force on February 23, 1943, and has been overseas since April 8, last.  He trained at Maxwell Field, Ala; Shaw Field, S.C.; George Field, III., taking his operational training at Sioux City, la., receiving his wings on December 5, last.  Lieutenant Kaufman attended Central High School and the School of Industrial Arts and prior to entering the armed forces he was an assistant manager of the fur department of Dunham’s.

Among the missions flown by Lieutenant Kaufman were hitting such vital targets as Berlin, Hamm, Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, the Pas-de-Calais area, and other important industrial targets in Nazi-occupied territory.