Peter Beckowitz Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31557 attacked by fighters and flak, plane went down near Belzig, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5308.
Awards: PH.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802411
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
14806 Bad Belzig, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31557 attacked by fighters and flak, plane went down near Belzig, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5308. |
Born |
Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Based |
Deenethorpe | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Allegheny County, PA, USA |
Revisions
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102292682/peter-beckowitz
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
MACR 5308;
http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=507
MACR 5308 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database