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BEAN, Norman Ross - Date of
birth
6 June 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana -
Hometown
Monroe County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35090696 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
571st Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
5 June 1944 - Place of
death
English Channel
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
William O. Bean (father)
Dada M. (Fejes) Bean (mother)
Martha J. Atkins Crain (sister)
Robert H. Bean (brother)
Cora L. (Courtney) Bean (wife)
Robert D. Bean (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-39887 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Pickle Dropper IV
Destination: Boulogne, France
MACR: 5480
More information
Sgt Norman R. Bean graduated from Ellettsville High School in 1942.At 0931 hours just north of Dieppe, A/C 887 received a burst of flak in left wing. The plane peeled out of formation under control with either #1 or #2 engine burning. At 0945 hours, the aircraft was observed on the water at 5024N-0057E. Eight chutes were reported.
Sgt Bean is remembered at Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Jim Bohn