FRE 6348
IMAGEAirmen of the 353rd Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt (YJ-X, serial number 42-8476) nicknamed "Little Demon". Written on slide casing: '353 Walter Beckham.' L-R: Sgt. Marvin E. Eichstaedt, Sgt. Henry E. Bush Jr., Maj. Walter C. Beckham, and Sgt. Richard E. Verity. Note: this photograph was used on the cover of the June 20, 1944 issue of Fairchild News (Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp.), and identifies the men as (From left to right): Sgt. Marvin E. Eichstaedt of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Sgt. Henry E. Bush Jr. of Easley, South Carolina; Maj. Walter C. Beckham of DeFuniak Springs, Florida; and Sgt. Richard E. Verity of Seaford, Long Island, New York -- who was a former office boy at Fairchild.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14013487 / O-430771
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34211373
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16093777
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ground crew
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ground crew
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Little Demon
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield