Eugene Mack Beason
Military
Sent through to the American Air Museum by Eugene M Beason's daughter, Janice M Beason Dyer, to be shared online.
Object Number - UPL 25821 - Eugene M Beason, fighter pilot with the 56th Fighter Group.
Gene Beason served as a fighter pilot with the 62nd Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group, flying missions out of Boxted, England. He flew a total of 65 missions and was credited with five victories. In January 1945, he was transferred to the 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight.
After the war he returned to agriculture until he was recalled by the US Air Force for service in the Korean War during which time he served in Iceland as a Communications Officer.
Back on civvy street, he joined the Cessna Aviation Company as an electrician. Gene went on to work for Boeing in Wichita as an electronics technician. He remained with Boeing until he retired in 1986.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Flight
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mound City, KS, USA | 23 February 1924 | Son of Henry Mack and Velma Ruth [Herman] Beason. |
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks, Lemay Township, MO 63125, USA | 21 September 1942 | Jefferson Barracks, Lemay Township, Missouri |
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Based |
Boxted | 27 July 1944 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 18 November 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Olathe, KS, USA | 4 January 2016 | |
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Buried |
Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott Bourbon County KS | 7 January 2016 | Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott Bourbon County Kansas, USA |
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Other Transferred |
Sutton Bridge, Spalding PE12, UK | Transferred to 1GTTF, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Granite City, IL, USA |
Revisions
The posting on my dad was so wonderfully done we were impressed and grateful for the information. On an editing note, Dad died in Olathe, Kansas. The date is correct, but the place was incorrect . Thank you for your kind attention to the correction.
Janice M Beason Dyer
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
