John F Beck
Military ROLL OF HONOURForced to ditch in the North Sea due to mechanical problems on a mission to Berlin on 3 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31148 'Morning Star'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
3 March 1944 | ||
Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Buried |
|||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 3 March 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4436 / MACR 4436, Combat Chronology, Unit Website, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database