Edward Howard Beavers Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 23913 - Capt Edward H Beavers, [Scranton PA], 503rd Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-14525 D7-Z “Joanie”. He was killed in action flying this a/c on 27...
Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Hit by flak strafing an airfield, bellied in near Cologne in P-51D 'Joanie' 44-14525 27-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10547
Awards: PH.
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Scranton, PA | 22 November 1918 | Son of Edward Howard Sr and Alice Doris Beavers. |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA | 7 May 1941 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 4 November 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other Killed in Action |
Cologne, Germany | 27 November 1944 | Hit by flak strafing an airfield, bellied in near Cologne in P-51D 'Joanie' 44-14525 27-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10547. |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 27 November 1944 | Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Dunmore Cemetery Dunmore Lackawanna County PA | Dunmore Cemetery Dunmore Lackawanna County Pennsylvania USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 10547 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10547 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
