James Francis Beam
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 53769 - 2nd Lt James Beam, 95BG.
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97223, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3807
Awards: AM, PH
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20420379 / O-754442
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Spartanburg, SC | 22 December 1917 | Son of James Ithiel and Delia Elizabeth [Francis] Beam. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Baltic Sea | 11 April 1944 - 11 April 1944 | Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-97223. Killed in Action (KIA). |
| Gaffney, South Carolina, USA | |||
|
Based |
Horham | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56287663/james-f-beam
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3807 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
