Jack Herbert Beard
Military
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Object Number - UPL 34300 - Staff Sgt. Jack H. “Red” Beard. Flew on the B-17G, 5 Grand. 1944
Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF.
Jack Herbert Beard was from Knoxville, TN. He was the youngest of four children, his two older brothers both served in the PTO in the US Army. Before joining the Army Air Corp Jack worked as a lab technician at the Alcoa Aluminum factory. He was nicknamed Red by his crew mates as he had bright red hair in his youth. He passed away in the early sixties, leaving a wife (Eunice) and two sons, John and William.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: - 5 Grand - The Easter Egg
- Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Knoxville, TN | 19 July 1920 | Son of Rufus and Georgia Beard |
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Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 21 July 1943 | Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia |
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Died |
10 June 1962 | ||
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Buried |
Lynnhurst Cemetery Knoxville, Knox County, TN | 13 June 1962 | Lynnhurst Cemetery Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee |
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history; Snetterton Falcons, pg 235
