A C Beckham

Military

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29132 'Tenovus', Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

Connections

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-29132

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tenovus
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 13 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

Date11 Dec 2020 20:44:45
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date11 Dec 2020 20:40:04
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:02:38
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3830 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database