Beyer, William Rockafeller, Capt

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)

Primary Unit
1944-1945, AAF MOS 1055, 361st Fighter Group

Service Years
1942 - 1945

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Pennsylvania

Year of Birth
1923

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Contact Info

Home Town Danville, Pennsylvania	Last Address Danville, Pennsylvania
Date of Passing Aug 15, 2016
Location of Interment Odd Fellows Cemetery - Danville, Pennsylvania

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2016, American Fighter Aces Association
	2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

He destroyed 9 enemy aircraft in aerial combat from Sep-Nov 1944, the first was that of German 75-victory ace Maj Klaus Mietusch on Sep 17, 1944.

Synopsis of his Silver Star citation:

Awarded for actions during World War II

(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Captain William R. Beyer, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the EIGHTH Air Force in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.

General Orders: Headquarters, 8th Air Force, General Orders No. 538 (1944)

Service: Army Air Forces

Rank: Captain

Company: 376th Fighter Squadron

Regiment: 361st Fighter Group

Division: 8th Air Force

Other Comments:

Sources:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=William+R+Beyer&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=705044
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=639
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=45732
http://www.361fg.com/Hist.htm
http://www.361fg.com/Main/Enlarge/376fs/beyerbo.htm
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/235058
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_361.php
http://home.ancestry.com

1944-1945, AAF MOS 1055, 376th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine

From Month/Year April / 1944	To Month/Year January / 1945
Unit 376th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine Unit Page
Rank Captain	AFSC/MOS AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Base, Station or City England, France, Belgium.	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	376th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine Details

	Type Fighter
	Parent Unit Fighter Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019

Memories For This Unit
Other Memories During his time with the 376th FS, it operated from RAF Little Walden, Essex, England; St-Dizier Airfield, France; and Chièvres Airdrome, Belgium. He was promoted to captain in Nov. 1944 while at RAF Little Walden.

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