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

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:35
ContributorAAM
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