Fred Orville Beach

Military
Gus Neal crew UPL 60471 UPL 60471 Gus Neal crew: Kneeling from left, radio operator Marvin Silbersher, tail gunner Ivan Holland, ball turret gunner Vernon Burtner and waist gunner Byrl Wilson and, standing from left, co-pilot Fred Beach, navigator Leroy Seeds, bombardier Earl Lumpkin and pilot Gus Neal.

USAAF Photo.

Object Number - UPL 60471 - Gus Neal crew: Kneeling from left, radio operator Marvin Silbersher, tail gunner Ivan Holland, ball turret gunner Vernon Burtner and waist gunner...

Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. ETD

 

Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38731

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blythe Spirit
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bradley, Illinois 22 July 1922 Born Bradley, Illinois

Died

Bell County, Texas 11 September 2019 Died Bell County, Texas

Buried

Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Texas 14 September 2019 Interred Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery Killeen, Bell County, Texas

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203120336/fred-orville-beach

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945

Fred Orville Beach: Gallery (2 items)

Blythe Spirit

Object number: UPL 60468 - B-17 'Blythe Spirit' at the naming of the aircraft...

Gus Neal crew

Object number: UPL 60471 - Gus Neal crew: Kneeling from left, radio operator...