William P Beckham Jr

Military

Shot down over France on 9/6/43 in Plane 42-5057 Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft III till end of war



Purple Heart/etc

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

Allan G Johnston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12004109 at enlistment, then O-670748
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

Captain Allen V. Martini, a pilot of the 305th Bomb Group, with his B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Dry Martini and the Cocktail Kids the 4th". Printed caption on reverse: '71077 USAF - Capt. Allen V. Martini, pilot of San Francisco, California, looks up at his Boeing B-17 "Dry Martini 4th, The Cocktail Kids" of the 305th Bomb Group based in England . 20 May 1943. U.S. AIR Force Photo.'

42-5057

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dry Martini & the Cocktail Kids 4th
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Heath Springs, South Carolina 17 June 1920

Other

Prisoner of war

6 September 1943

Died

28 July 1978

Buried

Camden, South Carolina

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Family/;MACR 1343 (name misspelled 'Beckman' in MACR)