John Otto Beeby
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 3-Feb-45 B-17 44-6592 'Stardust' damaged by flak over Berlin. Pilot 2nd Lt. Ruckman flew damaged a/c behind Soviet lines and force landed at an airfield near Torun, Poland. Crew returned to duty in March 1945. MACR 12154
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-777244
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hays, KS | 20 November 1920 | Son of Charles A Sr and Mary Agnes [McCarthy] Beeby. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, KS | 8 December 1943 | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
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Other Battle damaged RTD |
Torun, Poland | 3 February 1945 | A/C battle damaged Berlin mission, landed Torun, Poland. Crew returned to duty Mar-45. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
19 August 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
6 July 1978 | ||
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Buried |
San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA | 10 July 1978 | San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery Stockton, San Joaquin County, California |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Draft registration |
Long Beach, CA | Employed at Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, California |
Revisions
MACR 12154; Reel A6544, AFHRA.
Data update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12154 / MACR 12154, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database