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BECK, Eugene Melvin - Date of
birth
2 September 1920 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16068730 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner/Engineer -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 June 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, 12 miles north of Wangerooge Island, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Harry Beck (father)
Gladys (Dukes) Beck (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30038 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Bar Fly
Destination: Bremen, Germany
MACR: 270
More information
T/Sgt Eugene M. Beck Calumet High School, Wilson City college and Fox Secretarial College before he enlisted on 9 March 1942.The primary target was Bremen but due to cloud cover, a ship convoi was attacked as target of opportunity. The aircraft was shot down by enemy fighter and had to ditch.
Six crew members were killed and went down with the aircraft. Four crew members were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com - Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, www.newspapers.com - Suburbanite Economist
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Calumet High School Yearbook, www.newspapers.com -Suburbanite Economist