Peter Beasley
MilitaryBeasley was one of 6 staff officers to accompany General Eaker to England in February 1942. He was commissioned into the military after working as an executive of Lockheed Aircraft Company.
Beasley initially worked as a plans and liaison specialist but later became chief of A-4 (Supply), VIII Bomber Command and later accompanied Eaker to Eight Air Force headquarters.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-17459
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
- Role/Job: Pilot / Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing 487th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-319375
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer; Air Leader, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters Squadron (VIII Bomber Command) Headquarters (Eighth Air Force) United States Army Forces in the British Isles
- Service Numbers: O-7478
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
- Role/Job: Commanding General, 8th Air Force
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Headquarters Squadron (490th Bomb Group) 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-309771
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Group commander
Places
- Site type: Military site
- Known as: Bushy Park; Kew Gardens; Teddington; Widewing
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
10 November 1884 | ||
Other Arrived in UK |
Hendon | 20 February 1942 | Arrived in the UK with General Eaker |
Died |
9 August 1957 | ||
Buried |
Revisions
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
Freeman, Mighty Eighth, p4
Grave site at Arlington
https://www.8af.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/333943/castle-coomb…