Glenn Daniel Beeler
MilitaryAssigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill [secured with a bold claim in the combat report, as the pilot of the already damaged Fw190 baled out, with Beeler's P-51D firmly attached to his tail, without a shot having been fired]. Transferred to 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, rising to the rank of Major.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Hadstock
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kentucky, USA | 17 March 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Forest Camp Rd, Spring City, TN 37381, USA | 19 August 1942 | Camp Forrest Tennessee USA |
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Based |
Steeple Morden | 31 October 1944 - 3 July 1945 | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 28 January 1945 | Landing Accident Steeple Morden/Sta 122 Cat M damage 1Lt Glenn D Beeler, 28-Jan-45. P-51D-10NA 44-14563 - 354FS 355FG 8AF |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Magdeburg, Germany | 7 April 1945 | Fw190 destroyed Madgeburg, Germany. 7-Apr-44. |
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Other Promotion |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 15 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
Sudbury CO10, UK | 2 June 1945 | Baled Out Mid Air Collision 3 miles E Sudbury/Sta 174 Cat 4 damage 1Lt Glenn D Beeler, 2-Jun-45. P-51D20 44-72253 - 354FS 355FG 8AF |
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Other Transferred |
Little Walden, Saffron Walden CB10, UK | 3 July 1945 | Transferred to 361st Fighter Group. |
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Died |
Sarasota County, FL, USA | 5 March 1970 | |
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Buried |
Sarasota, FL, USA | 9 March 1970 | Sarasota Memorial Park Sarasota Sarasota County Florida USA |
| Knoxville, TN, USA |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/page/84049298_glenn_d%20beeler/details/
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Beeler
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Beeler%2C+Glenn
Last Flight of the Luftwaffe by Adrian Wier.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_355.php
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Beeler&GSfn=Glenn…;