Charles William Beeson

Military
media-53010.jpeg UPL 53010 "Lt. Kochel and crew of the 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Spirit Of Bloomfield" at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 20 November 1944."

Rear L-R: Joseph Concino, Raymond Callahan, Michael Kochel, Allan Ainley Jr, Thomas Kelly.

Front L-R: Dewey Wofford, Charles Beeson, Kenneth Cobbs.

Object Number - UPL 53010 - "Lt. Kochel and crew of the 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Spirit Of Bloomfield" at an 8th Air Force Base in England,...

Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Michael Kochel crew. ETD





Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12094940 / O-813718
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Farmer's Daughter
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tagalong, Duke's Mixture
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Beat Me Daddy

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fayette, PA 10 November 1915 Son of William H and Mary Beeson.

Enlisted

Fort George G Meade, MD 27 June 1941 Fort George G Meade, Maryland

Died

Hopwood, PA 10 August 1996

Buried

Oak Grove Cemetery South Union Township, Fayette County, PA 13 August 1996 Oak Grove Cemetery South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

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