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Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill [secured with a bold claim in the combat report, as the pilot of the already damaged Fw190 baled out, with Beeler's P-51D firmly attached to his tail, without a shot having been fired]. Transferred to 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, rising to the rank of Major.
Group
Where the 353rd Fighter Group had pioneered ground strafing techniques, it was the 355th Fighter Group who destroyed more enemy aircraft by ground strafing than any other Eighth Air Force Group. Based at Steeple Morden from July 1943 to July 1945, the...
Group
The 361st Fighter Group was the last P-47 Thunderbolt Group to join the Eighth Air Force. Between 21 January 1944 and 20 April 1945, the Group flew 441 missions, the majority in an escort role in support of bombers flying over occupied Europe. The...
Squadron
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Capt Charles H Spencer. Re-assigned to Lt Glenn D Beeler.
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Major Bert Marshall Jr. Re-assigned to Lt Glenn D Beeler. A/C abandoned after Mid Air Collision with P-51D 44-14346 3 miles E Sudbury/Sta 174 pilot 1Lt Glenn D Beeler baled out Returned to Duty ...
Military site : airfield
Little Walden was built as a Class A airfield suitable for American heavy bombers. The 409th Bomb Group, as part of the Ninth Air Force, was stationed at the base between March and September 1944, flying A-20 Havocs.
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Military site : airfield
Originally used from 1940 as a small, grass airfield, satellite for nearby RAF Bassingbourn, Steeple Morden was allocated to the Eighth Air Force in August 1942 as a potential bomber base. It was used briefly by the 3rd Photographic Group during the...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Kentucky, USA | 17 March 1919 |
| Lived in | Knoxville, TN, USA | 1942 |
| Enlisted | Forest Camp Rd, Spring City, TN 37381, USA | 19 August 1942 |
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Camp Forrest |
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| Based | Steeple Morden | 31 October 1944 – 3 July 1945 |
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Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 28 January 1945 |
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Landing Accident Steeple Morden/Sta 122 Cat M damage 1Lt Glenn D Beeler, 28-Jan-45. P-51D-10NA 44-14563 - 354FS 355FG 8AF |
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| E/A Destroyed | Magdeburg, Germany | 7 April 1945 |
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Fw190 destroyed Madgeburg, Germany. 7-Apr-44. |
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| Promotion | Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 15 April 1945 |
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Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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| Crashed | Sudbury CO10, UK | 2 June 1945 |
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Baled Out Mid Air Collision 3 miles E Sudbury/Sta 174 Cat 4 damage 1Lt Glenn D Beeler, 2-Jun-45. P-51D20 44-72253 - 354FS 355FG 8AF |
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| Transferred | Little Walden, Saffron Walden CB10, UK | 3 July 1945 |
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Transferred to 361st Fighter Group. |
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| Died | Sarasota County, FL, USA | 5 March 1970 |
| Buried | Sarasota, FL, USA | 9 March 1970 |
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Sarasota Memorial Park |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 20 October 2016 10:33:47 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/page/84049298_glenn_d%20beeler/details/ |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:11:31 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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