First Lieutenant Frederick was a forward observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division. On 30 March 1953, he was the pilot of a L-19 Bird Dog observation aircraft. His aircraft was forced down in enemy territory near Tup Op-dong, Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on 31 December 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

First Lieutenant Frederick was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.