John Minard Beddow
MilitaryAssigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Armour crew. 30 x combat missions, as well as making gas runs to Patton's army. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (4 battle stars), American Defense Medal.
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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: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31090487 / O-691465
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Rhapsody in Junk
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hell's Angels
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Gladwin, MI | 4 January 1918 | Son Thomas Rainey and Catherine Halloween [Stickney] Beddow. |
Died |
Southfield, MI | 4 January 2012 | |
Buried |
Southfield Cemetery, Southfield, Oakland County, MI | 7 January 2012 | Southfield Cemetery, Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan |
Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | Detroit, Michigan |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.458bg.com/crewarmour.htm">http://www.458bg.com/crewarmour.htm>