Perry Ernest Beach
MilitaryETTG, Steele crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by FW-190's on return from mission #62 to Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29761 'Martha II'. MACR 2244. S/Sgt Beach was wounded in the aircraft so Sgt Eason (radio operator) manned the top turret. Prisoner of War at Obermassfield Hospital #1249 at Stalag 9-C.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39392226
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745527
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804531
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34601244
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
12 January 1944 - 30 January 1944 | Originally assigned to the 535th BS and transferred the same day to the 533nd BS. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
30 January 1944 | Obermassfield Hospital #1249 at Stalag 9-C | |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2244 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database