Glenn Daniel Beeler
MilitaryAssigned 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.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Hadstock
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kentucky, USA | 17 March 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Forest Camp Rd, Spring City, TN 37381, USA | 19 August 1942 | Camp Forrest Tennessee USA |
Based |
Steeple Morden | 31 October 1944 - 3 July 1945 | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 28 January 1945 | Landing Accident Steeple Morden/Sta 122 Cat M damage 1Lt Glenn D Beeler, 28-Jan-45. P-51D-10NA 44-14563 - 354FS 355FG 8AF |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Magdeburg, Germany | 7 April 1945 | Fw190 destroyed Madgeburg, Germany. 7-Apr-44. |
Other Promotion |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 15 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Crashed |
Sudbury CO10, UK | 2 June 1945 | 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 |
Other Transferred |
Little Walden, Saffron Walden CB10, UK | 3 July 1945 | Transferred to 361st Fighter Group. |
Died |
Sarasota County, FL, USA | 5 March 1970 | |
Buried |
Sarasota, FL, USA | 9 March 1970 | Sarasota Memorial Park Sarasota Sarasota County Florida USA |
Knoxville, TN, USA |
Revisions
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Beeler%2C+Glenn
Last Flight of the Luftwaffe by Adrian Wier.
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