Wilbert Leroy Beyer
Military
Object Number - UPL 73093 - S/Sgt Wilbert L. Beyer
Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-17 42-30499 'My Princess'. 32 x missions. ETD
Mission List: Brunswick, Frankfurt, Caen, Leipzig, Achmer, Schweinfurt, Erkner, Berlin, Erkner, Berlin, Munster, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munster, Schweinfurt, Watten, Tours, Brunswick, Arminswalde, Kassel, La Glacerie, Hamm, Erding, Berlin, Luxembourg, Merseburg, Kiel, Berlin, Metz, Ludwigshafen, Caen, Landes de Bussac.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), American campaign, EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36118992 / O-802213
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hancock, Iowa | 17 May 1908 | BornHancock, Iowa |
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Lived in |
Walnut, Iowa | 16 October 1940 | Lived inWalnut, Iowa |
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Other Discharged |
15 September 1945 | ||
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Lived in |
Fort Collins, Colorado | 8 April 1971 | Lived inFort Collins, Colorado |
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Died |
Fort Collins, Colorado | 17 January 2000 | DiedFort Collins, Colorado |
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Buried |
Grandview Cemetery Fort Collins, Colorado | 20 January 2000 | InterredGrandview CemeteryFort Collins, Colorado |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
