Henry Eldon Beal Jr
Military
Roger Freeman Photo.
Object Number - FRE 3180 - Captain Beal and Sergeant Raffen of the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang, 11 February 1944. Handwritten caption on...
Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 victory. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and rising to the rank of Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Utah, USA | 1 March 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
March Air Reserve Base, CA, USA | 27 March 1942 | |
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Based |
Leiston | 18 March 1943 | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A destroyed |
Germany | 24 April 1944 | E/A destroyed. 24-Apr-44. |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 30 May 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Died |
Elko, NV 89801, USA | 13 May 1996 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
| Pasadena, CA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Richfield, UT 84701, USA | Richfield City Cemetery Richfield Sevier County Utah USA. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / The 357th Over Europe
