John N Beilstein

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media-37686.jpeg UPL 37686 1st Lt. John N. BeilStein, 379th Bomb Group, 8th Army Air Force, Bombardier on B-17F "El Diablo" John N. Beilstein

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Object Number - UPL 37686 - 1st Lt. John N. BeilStein, 379th Bomb Group, 8th Army Air Force, Bombardier on B-17F "El Diablo"

Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29893. Evaded.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Joseph Francis Burkowski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11065738, O-794097
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Charles T Gray

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38148633
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Earl H Guyette

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-738145
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Floyd Halton Jamerson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16058103 at enlistment, then O-734095
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Howard E Moody

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34128635
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-29893

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Diablo
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Williamsburg, Iowa USA

Other

Evaded

France 16 September 1943

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Mel Pins, Des Moines, Iowa

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Mel Pins, Des Moines, Iowa

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John. N. Beilstein military service records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1346 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

John N Beilstein: Gallery (3 items)

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Object number: UPL 37686 - 1st Lt. John N. BeilStein, 379th Bomb Group, 8th...

Object number: UPL 37688 - Crew of B-17F 42-29893 "El Diablo" in summer 1943...