Charles Edward Beall
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) on 13-Nov-43 as pilot of P-38H 42-67049, 55FG/336FS when his aircraft was shot down by German fighters while on a mission to escort B-17 bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. He and the aircraft crashed near Frustenau, Germany.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
23 November 1920 | ||
Enlisted |
4 September 1941 | ||
Died |
13 November 1943 | Killed when his aircraft was attacked and shot down by German fighters near Furstenau, Germany whil escorting B-17s attacking at Bremen, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). | |
Buried |
Buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 17, Grave 19. | ||
Born |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 14-Jul-2015. Added Decorations and Burial event per American Battele Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; Added KIA event per MACR 1268; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list