Peter Newlands Beet Jr

Military
media-47522.jpeg UPL 47522 1LT Burton C. Smith (left)
1LT Peter N. Beet (right)
Both pilots with the 47th BG - 97th BS - 12th AF
Beet was KIA on 6 July 1943

Object Number - UPL 47522 - 1LT Burton C. Smith (left) 1LT Peter N. Beet (right) Both pilots with the 47th BG - 97th BS - 12th AF Beet was KIA on 6 July 1943

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Units served with

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 47th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38032271
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 47th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34955677
  • Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 47th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-345003
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, NY 18 April 1920
Croton-On-Hudson, NY 1 July 1941 83 Cleveland Drive Was enrolled as a student at Syracuse University

Enlisted

New York, NY 4 November 1941

Died

Sciacca, Italy 6 July 1943 Witnesses said that his aircraft took a direct flak hit very near the cockpit and that Beet was last seen slumped over the controls. The aircraft hit the ground with no one bailing out.

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery 24 June 1949 Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Plot SECTION 82 SITE 212

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