Henry E Bush Jr

Military
Airmen of the 353rd Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt (YJ-X, serial number 42-8476) nicknamed "Little Demon". Written on slide casing: '353 Walter Beckham.' media-455963.jpg FRE 6348 Airmen of the 353rd Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt (YJ-X, serial number 42-8476) nicknamed "Little Demon". Written on slide casing: '353 Walter Beckham.'

L-R: Sgt. Marvin E. Eichstaedt, Sgt. Henry E. Bush Jr., Maj. Walter C. Beckham, and Sgt. Richard E. Verity.

Note: this photograph was used on the cover of the June 20, 1944 issue of Fairchild News (Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp.), and identifies the men as (From left to right): Sgt. Marvin E. Eichstaedt of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Sgt. Henry E. Bush Jr. of Easley, South Carolina; Maj. Walter C. Beckham of DeFuniak Springs, Florida; and Sgt. Richard E. Verity of Seaford, Long Island, New York -- who was a former office boy at Fairchild. Roger Freeman Collection

Cover of Fairchild News, Vol. VII, No. 4 (June 20, 1944).

Object Number - FRE 6348 - Airmen of the 353rd Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt (YJ-X, serial number 42-8476) nicknamed "Little Demon". Written on slide casing: '353...

Assigned to 351FS, 353FFG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Chief to Lt Walter C Beckham.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Ace pilot Major Walter C. Beckham of the 351st Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, in front of P-47 Thunderbolt (YJ-X, serial number 42-8476), named "Little Demon". Beckham was flying this aircraft when he failed to return from a mission to Germany on 22 February 1944. He was held as a prisoner of war until the end of war in Europe.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14013487 / O-430771
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

Airmen of the 353rd Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt (YJ-X, serial number 42-8476) nicknamed "Little Demon". Written on slide casing: '353 Walter Beckham.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Little Demon
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Fort Jackson Blvd, Columbia, SC, USA 17 February 1942 Fort Jackson Columbia South Carolina

Born

Pickens County, SC, USA

Based

Raydon Assigned to 351FS, 353FFG, 8AF USAAF.
Easley, SC, USA

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