Charles Edward Beall

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-23882.jpeg UPL 23882 1at Lt Charles E Beall, he was the Pilot of P38H 42-67049, who shot down near Bremen Germany.

Object Number - UPL 23882 - 1at Lt Charles E Beall, he was the Pilot of P38H 42-67049, who shot down near Bremen Germany.

Killed 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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron

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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

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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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.

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ContributorAAM
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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

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