Helner Beck

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 20 April 1944 in B-17 #4297137. Killed in Action (KIA).



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97137

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver queen
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

20 April 1944

Born

Wisconsin

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 20 April 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 4058 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4058 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database