William Eugene Beach
Military
NARA Ref 3A47475-3A47999.
Rear L-R: Lt Albert P Lang, Lt Leroy O Pletz, Lt John E Davenport, Lt Douglas A Makikhuna, Lt Harold Miller, Lt Harry L Hammer, Capt Horace Q Waggoner.
Standing L-R: Lt Stewart E Stephenson, Lt Donald W Schoen, Lt William R Harbin, Lt William K Bixby, Lt Roy R Anderson, Lt William E Beach.
Seated L-R: Capt Charles Wutzler, Lt James W Lamb, Lt Charles W Briggs, Lt Michael J Martorella, Lt Harold R Lammie.
Front L-R: Capt Maurice Morrison, Lt William R Curry, Capt Glenn G Callans, Lt Harrison B Tordoff.
Object Number - UPL 22751 - Undated photo of pilots assigned to the 352nd Ftr Sq, 353rd FG at Raydon, England. NARA Ref 3A47475-3A47999. Rear L-R: Lt Albert P Lang, Lt...
Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Associate Professor of Agricultural Engineering at Texas A & M University.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born Promoted |
Lincoln, IA, USA | 8 November 1921 | Born to George Leon and Elsie Jane [Yonker] Beach. |
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Enlisted |
Des Moines, IA, USA | 20 February 1943 | Des Moines, Iowa |
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Other Start of Service |
15 April 1944 | ||
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Other Departure to Foreign Service |
3 January 1945 | ||
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Based |
Raydon | 25 January 1945 - 22 September 1945 | Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 16 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Return from Foreign Service |
12 February 1946 | ||
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Other Discharged |
14 March 1946 | ||
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Died Transferred |
Brownsville, TX, USA | 7 January 1982 | |
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Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio Bexar County TX | 11 January 1982 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA Section Aa, Site 721 |
| Shenandoah, IA 51601, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Iowa Births and Christening Records, Social Security Death Records, Texas Death Records, Social Security Applications and Claims Records, US Veteran's Gravesites, World War II Bonus Case Files for Iowa