John W Beacham

Military

Mechanical problems in B-17 #42-30144 27 June 1943 during practice.



Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-30271 'Bomb Boogie'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30144

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

42-30271

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bomb Boogie
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

6 September 1943

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 167 , MACR 545 / MACR 545 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database