Kenneth E Beckwith

Military

Shot down 13 August 1944 in B-24 'Passion Pit. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Passion Pit

42-95150

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Passion Pit
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 13 August 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

8th AF News, June 2000 MACR 8322 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database