Chester Cahill
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Aerial Gunner | 47th Bomb Group
Peter Newlands Beet Jr
Military
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1LT Burton C. Smith (left) 1LT Peter N. Beet (right) Both pilots with the 47th BG - 97th BS - 12th AF Beet was KIA on 6 July 1943
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James Carithers
Military | Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) | Aerial Gunner | 47th Bomb Group
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Victor Gavalas
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 47th Bomb Group
Units served with
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12th Air Force
The 12th Air Force was established in the USA during the Second World War to provide the Army Air Force component of Operation Torch (the invasion of French North Africa) in 1942. The Air Force initially moved to England for training before... -
47th Bomb Group
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97th Bomb Squadron
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Youks-les-Bains
Military site : airfield
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Soliman
Military site : airfield
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Mediouna
Military site : airfield
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Canrobert
Military site : airfield
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Thelepte
Military site : airfield
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Souk-el-Arba
Military site : airfield
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| Born | New York, NY | 18 April 1920 |
| Lived in | Croton-On-Hudson, NY | 1 July 1941 |
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83 Cleveland Drive Was enrolled as a student at Syracuse University |
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| Enlisted | New York, NY | 4 November 1941 |
| Died | Sciacca, Italy | 6 July 1943 |
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Witnesses said that his aircraft took a direct flak hit very near the cockpit and that Beet was last seen slumped over the controls. The aircraft hit the ground with no one bailing out. |
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| Buried | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | 24 June 1949 |
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Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
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| 14 January 2021 23:16:55 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 January 2021 22:57:53 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, suffix, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations |
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