James Edward Beck
MilitaryEnlisted in 2nd Infantry, 5th Division, Fort Custer, MI. Transferred to Camp Forrest, TN. Opened up new camp January 1941. Transferred to Air Corps December 1941, Jefferson Barracks, MO. Then to Chanute Field for familiarization course on airplanes, then to Caldwell, NJ for training in Curtis electric propellers. Then to Glendale, CA Air Corps sharing a runway with civilian airline. Then to Painefield, WA joining 55th FS.
ADS/ EAME w/ 1 SS and 1 BBS, (4) Overseas Service Bars, (1) Service Stripe, Good Conduct, Unit Badge, GO 45 WD45
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Charleston, Missouri | 19 December 1916 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition