Background
He was born 23 November 1887 in Logan, Iowa, was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1908.
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Fred Thomas
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Through much of his early career he specialized in engineering duty, and during World War I commanded McCall (Doctor of Divinity-28). He was awarded the for his outstanding performance of duty in this billet. In 1927, he began training in dirigibles, and later commanded the airship Los Angeles (ZR-3).
Commander Berry, then commanding Naval Air Station Lakehurst, was lost in the crash of Akron (ZRS-4) off the New Jersey coast 4 April 1933.
In 1945, the destroyer United States Ship Fred T. Berry (Doctor of Divinity-858) was named in his honor.
