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Fielding Lewis Washington
Lt. Col, USAF, Ret. Fielding Lewis Washington — Jan. 23, 1924 to Dec. 2, 2009.
Fielding was born in Alexandria, Va. to Richard Blackburn and Agnes Harwood Marshall Washington.
Fielding graduated from Army Air Force Cadet training as a 2nd lieutenant at age 19 in 1943, completed training for the Norden Bomb Sight and was assigned to a B-24 Bomber crew that was headed for the Eighth Air Force in England. They completed 36 missions over France and Germany, taking out bridges and railroads to halt the Nazi forces escape in the Invasion of Europe by the Allied Forces. After successfully completing 36 combat missions, the crew was returned to the U.S.
In May of 1945, Fielding married Jacqueline Young and they moved to Georgetown, D.C.
Lt. Washington left active duty at the end of the war and enrolled at George Washington University where he completed both college and law school in five years. The Korean War prompted his recall into the Air Force where he served as a Judge Advocate until his retirement in 1971.
Following his Air Force career, he entered private law practice in Seguin, Texas, for the next 20 years. He was a member of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Texas bars.
He retired for the second time in 1989 to Denton, Texas with his wife Jacqueline.
Fielding is survived by his loving family: his wife of 65 years, Jacqueline Young Washington, his daughter and son-in-law, Jacqueline Marshall and Stanley M. Bode, and granddaughter Sarah Michelle Bode. He is also survived by his sister- and brother-in-law Agnes Harwood and Walter Hougas and his brother Richard Blackburn Washington Jr.
Fielding was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, Dec. 11, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Denton Bible Church with the Rev. Edwin Jones presiding. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Arrangements by Bill DeBerry Funeral Directors, 2025 W. University Dr., Denton, Texas 76201 is in charge of arrangements.
Published December 9, 2009
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