Elby J Beal

Military
media-38446.jpeg UPL 38446 Assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 11 July 1944, Capt. Elby J. Beal of Angleton, TX, flew 270 combat hours, completing his tour of duty with the 359th Fighter Group on 23 January 1945 with three aerial victories and one probable. 359th Fighter Group collection

Photo courtesy Robert B. Hatter.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.

Object Number - UPL 38446 - Assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 11 July 1944, Capt. Elby J. Beal of Angleton, TX, flew 270 combat hours, completing his tour of duty with...

Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. 270 hours. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Albany, OK 74726, USA 30 July 1916 Albany Bryan County Oklahoma, USA

Enlisted

Airport Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70607, USA 18 July 1942

Other

Promotion

Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK 16 September 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Promotion

Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK 2 January 1945 Promoted to Captain.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 23 January 1945 Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Oklahoma City, OK, USA 31 January 1986 Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma, USA
Angelton, Texas

Based

East Wretham Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Oklahoma City, OK, USA Rose Hill Burial Park Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma USA

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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Beal
https://www.fold3.com/page/84828769_elby_j%20beal/details
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84379394

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

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Object number: UPL 38446 - Assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 11 July...