Myron A Becraft
Military
357th FG - 362nd FS
Object Number - UPL 22320 - 2LT Myron A. Becraft 357th FG - 362nd FS
1-0-1 air ; 4 ground
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post War: Recalled to USAF service, serving in Korean war and rising to Major.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Moose
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Horseheads, NY 14845, USA | 3 October 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Elmira, NY, USA | 10 November 1942 | |
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Other Assigned to the 357th FG |
Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | 11 November 1944 | |
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Other Crashed |
10 miles NE San Bernardino, CA, USA | 2 January 1948 | Structural Failure 10 Miles NE San Bernardino, CA Cat 3 damage 1Lt Myron A Becraft, 2-Jan-48. T-6F 44-81664 - 1FG |
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Other Crashed |
Clark Air Base Bicentennial Park & Recreation Area, Clark Freeport, Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines | 12 October 1948 | Take Off Accident due to Mechanical Failure Clark AFB, Luzon Island Cat 3 damage 1Lt Myron A Becraft, 12-Oct-48. F-51D 44-73622 - 67FS 18FG |
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Died |
Warner Robins, GA, USA | 19 June 2000 | |
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Buried |
Macon County, GA, USA | 22 June 2000 | Andersonville National Cemetery Andersonville National Historic Site Macon County Georgia, USA Plot: Section: J, Row: 1296 |
Revisions
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Becraft%2C+Myron…
https://www.fold3.com/page/83657036_myron_a%20becraft/details/
P-51 Mustang By Gardner N. Hatch, Winter Frank H.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Group history / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
