Lester Arnold Beck
MilitaryAssigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 26-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30174 'Gorgeous Hussy'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 90
Awards: POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11023695 / O-791352
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Luck II
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Magnolia, AR | 31 March 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
21 May 1943 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 26 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 26 July 1943 | Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 90