Beyer, William Rockafeller, Capt

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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
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Home State
Pennsylvania
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 

US Army Honorable Discharge WW II Honorable Discharge Pin


 Unofficial Badges 

Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Fighter Aces AssociationAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  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
   
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Emrick, Paul Stanley, Lt Gen, (1938-1967) First Lieutenant
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Peterson, Edward Joseph, 1st Lt, (1941-1942) A33 AAF MOS 770 First Lieutenant
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Barks, Arthur Edwin, 2nd Lt, (1942-1943) A08 Second Lieutenant
Burbridge, Ralph, Maj, (1941-1961) Second Lieutenant
Crosby, Harry Herbert, Lt Col, (1942-1945) A08 Second Lieutenant
Dubinski, Charles Anthony, Capt, (1942-1962) Second Lieutenant
Halloran, Raymond Francis, 1st Lt, (1942-1946) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Harrison, Edward Farris, Lt Col, (1936-1949) A08 Second Lieutenant
Kelley, John Calvin, 1st Lt, (1940-1943) Second Lieutenant
La Mar, John Atwood, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Murphy, John Charles, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Rosenthal, Robert, Lt Col, (1941-1945) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Schuh, Duerr H., Lt Col, (1942-1968) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Thayer, Reginald Holden, Capt, (1941-1953) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Wasilewski, Emil Thomas, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A08 Second Lieutenant
Zamperini, Louis Silvie, Capt, (1941-1946) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Braemer, Fred Anthony, Capt, (1935-1966) A07 AAF MOS 509 Master Sergeant
Bankey, Ernest Edward, Col, (1941-1968) Staff Sergeant
Agar, John George, Sgt, (1942-1946) Sergeant
Honsowetz, Jack W., Sgt, (1942-1944) Sergeant
Pritchard, Raymond P., TSgt, (1941-1945) A07 AAF MOS 748 Sergeant
Anderson, Raymond A., T5G, (1940-1942) A05 AAF MOS 979 Technician 5th Grade
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Jackson, Joe Madison, Col, (1941-1973) A01 AAF MOS 747 Corporal
Stacey, Kenneth Loftin, TSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 737 Corporal
Bridges, Roy Dubard, Cpl, (1943-1946) A25 AAF MOS 756 Private First Class
Gerald, Anderson, PFC, (1942-1943) A06 Private First Class
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