Jack A Bevington
Military
Object Number - UPL 24218 - 1Lt Jack A Bevington 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x ground kill. End of War (EOW).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Lil Pearl Over To You
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 343rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ottawa County, OH, USA | 28 October 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH, USA | 26 May 1942 | |
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Based |
Wormingford | 23 March 1945 | Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
83404 Ainring, Germany | 16 April 1945 | Fw190 destroyed on ground Ainring A/D. |
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Died |
20 June 1980 | ||
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Other End of War (EOW) |
End of War (EOW) | ||
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Other Promotion |
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | ||
| Ottawa County, OH, USA |
Revisions
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Bevington&Submit…
https://www.fold3.com/page/84215800_jack_a%20bevington/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/621287793_jack_bevington%20%20(1922)/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/29432074
http://www.station131.co.uk/55th/Pilots/343rd%20Pilots/Bevington%20Jack…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.55th.org roster
