42-32014 Pappy Yokum
DVD
Object Number - UPL 19986
Delivered Denver 15/1/44; MacDill 4/2/44; Morrison 8/3/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Tortorella 30/3/44; transferred 347BS/99BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Missing in Action 14m Varese 30/4/44 with Harry Klein, Symonds, Leiby, Moore, Martin, Patzke, McGettigan, Michael, Timpanero, Kouse, Luera; enemy aircraft, crashed Bologna, ten chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 4610. PAPPY YOKUM. 07/04/44; Waist gunner Sgt. Gordon D. Beese - KIA due to direct flak over Treviso, Italy.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 5th Bomb Wing 99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36809366
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 5th Bomb Wing 99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other KIA - Sgt. Gordon D. Beese |
Treviso, Italy | 7 April 1944 | Waist gunner Sgt. Gordon D. Beese - KIA due to direct flak - 99th Bomb Group mission 173 over Treviso, Italy |
