Myron A Becraft

Military
media-22320.jpeg UPL 22320 2LT Myron A. Becraft
357th FG - 362nd FS

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Object Number - UPL 22320 - 2LT Myron A. Becraft 357th FG - 362nd FS

1-0-1 air ; 4 ground

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.

Post War: Recalled to USAF service, serving in Korean war and rising to Major.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang (G4-S_, serial number 44-63221) nicknamed "Moose"of the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '362nd F.S., 357th F.G., 8th Air Force.'

44-63221

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Moose
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Horseheads, NY 14845, USA 3 October 1923

Enlisted

Elmira, NY, USA 10 November 1942

Other

Assigned to the 357th FG

Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK 11 November 1944

Other

Crashed

10 miles NE San Bernardino, CA, USA 2 January 1948 Structural Failure 10 Miles NE San Bernardino, CA Cat 3 damage 1Lt Myron A Becraft, 2-Jan-48. T-6F 44-81664 - 1FG

Other

Crashed

Clark Air Base Bicentennial Park & Recreation Area, Clark Freeport, Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines 12 October 1948 Take Off Accident due to Mechanical Failure Clark AFB, Luzon Island Cat 3 damage 1Lt Myron A Becraft, 12-Oct-48. F-51D 44-73622 - 67FS 18FG

Died

Warner Robins, GA, USA 19 June 2000

Buried

Macon County, GA, USA 22 June 2000 Andersonville National Cemetery Andersonville National Historic Site Macon County Georgia, USA Plot: Section: J, Row: 1296

Revisions

Date18 Oct 2016 18:45:21
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, biography, awards, events and unit associations
Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Becraft%2C+Myron…
https://www.fold3.com/page/83657036_myron_a%20becraft/details/
P-51 Mustang By Gardner N. Hatch, Winter Frank H.

Date21 Jun 2016 01:58:33
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

"To War With The Yoxford Boys" - Merle Olmsted
pg 154, 187

Date28 Apr 2015 19:26:13
Contributorapollo11
ChangesChanges to nickname
Sources

Personal research.

Date28 Apr 2015 19:22:49
Contributorapollo11
ChangesChanges to events and place associations
Sources

Personal research.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:20:25
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Group history / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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