Beerbower, Don Merril, Maj

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Major

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1065-Fighter Unit Commander

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)

Primary Unit
1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 354th Fighter Group

Service Years
1942 - 1944

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home Country

Canada

Year of Birth
1921

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Casualty Info

Home Town Hill City, Minnesota	Last Address Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

Casualty Date Aug 09, 1944
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location France	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial - Epinal, France	Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot A, Row 30,Grave 42

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2013, World War II Fallen
	2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page

1943-1944, AAF MOS 1065, 353rd Fighter Squadron

From Month/Year January / 1943	To Month/Year August / 1944
Unit 353rd Fighter Squadron Unit Page
Rank Major	AFSC/MOS AAF MOS 1065-Fighter Unit Commander
Base, Station or City Several bases in US, England, & France	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	353rd Fighter Squadron Details
	Redesignated 353 CTS Red Flag - Alaska
	Type Fighter
	Parent Unit Fighter Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jun 24, 2020

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9 Members Also There at Same Time

353rd Fighter Squadron

Bradley, Jack Tarlton, Col, (1942-1962)	A23	AAF MOS 1065	Major
Seaman, Owen McNeil, Maj, (1940-1943)	A23	AAF MOS 1065	Major
Bradley, Jack Tarlton, Col, (1942-1962)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Captain
Carr, Bruce Ward, Col, (1942-1972)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Captain
Dahlberg, Kenneth Harry, Maj, (1941-1951)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Captain
Emmer, Wallace Nathan, Capt, (1941-1945)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Captain
Hunt, Edward Earl, Capt, (1942-1944)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Captain
Kong, Wah Kau, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Second Lieutenant
Eagleston, Glenn Todd, Col, (1940-1967)			Major
Bakalar, John Edmond, 1st Lt, (1942-1944)			First Lieutenant