Jennings Bruce Beck
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-3545. Evaded (EVD).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13059914 / O-743099
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lizbeth II
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mercer County, PA | 8 November 1922 | Son of William J and Mary J Beck. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 27 January 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Other Baled out EVD |
Frankfurt, Germany | 29 January 1944 | Shot down by fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-3545. Evaded (EVD). |
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Died |
Daytona Beach, FL | 25 February 2012 | |
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Based |
Horham | 29 January 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Volusia Memorial Park Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL | Volusia Memorial Park Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2257 / MACR 2257, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database