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Personal info

Full name
BEAGAN, Peter William Jr
Date of birth
14 January 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Washington County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
O1104735
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
816th Engineer Battalion Aviation
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Limburg Airfield, North-North West of Limburg an der Lahn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 11 74

Immediate family

Members
Peter W. Beagan (father)
Mary F. Beagan (mother)
Mary A. Beagan (sister)
Joseph E. Beagan (brother)
John D. Beagan (brother)
Ruth Beagan (sister)
Ruth (Duehning) Beagan (wife)

More information

First Lieutenant Peter W. Beagan Jr. enlisted on 30 March 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

He is buried next to his brother, S/Sgt Joseph E. Beagan.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.armyairforces.com/

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle