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Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Service Number 7323A
Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died April 1, 1953 in Korea
Colonel Beaty was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the wing commander and the pilot on a B-26C Invader bomber with Headquarters Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing based at Kunsan Air Force Base (K-8), Korea.
On April 1, 1953, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and it landed in a rice paddy. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on April 2, 1954.
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
For his leadership and valor, Colonel Beaty was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Air Medal with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
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