Norman Vane Beaman
Military
Object Number - UPL 46763 - Captain Norman V. Beaman 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF shot down on 18 July 1944. He evaded and returned to duty.
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![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Atlanta, GA | 6 July 1921 | |
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Other Shot Down/Evaded |
near Flers, France | 18 July 1944 | Beaman was able to evade capture and was back with his squadron within 3 weeks. |
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Other Aerial Victories |
near Flers, France | 18 July 1944 | 2 - Bf 109 Beaman shot down one Bf 109 that was on the tail of a P-51, then shot down another in a head-on pass before being shot down himself by a third Bf 109 |
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Died |
La Habra, CA | 19 November 2003 | |
| Muncie, IN |
Revisions
http://hellhawks.org/388_roster.html
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland, page 27
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/337037574:1265?indiv=…
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/30820653:60901?indiv=…
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