Memorial Stone Only
Note: For Memorial in Italy, see Find A Grave Record: 56306398.
T/5 Beauchamp (Company C, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division) was last seen on a parachute jump near Solofra, Italy, on 15 September 1943.
His plane was under heavy anti-aircraft and small-arms fire at the time. Beauchamp was never seen again after clearing the plane, and was officially declared dead on 12 August 1945.
Contributor: Geoffrey Roecker (47006169)
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from newspaper clipping.
T-5 Beauchamp Presumed Dead
Flat Rock Soldier was Missing in Italy since Sept. '43
T/5 Henry L. Beauchamp, son of Mrs. Agnes Beauchamp, of Flat Rock, who has been missing in action since Sept. 15, 1943, following a paratroop landing in Italy, is now presumed dead, the war department has informed his mother.
A letter to Mrs. Beauchamp from the war department revealed the following information:
"All available records and reports concerning the absence of your son have been carefully investigated and are deemed to warrant a subsequent review of his case. Information in the hands of the war department indicates that your son left Comiso, Itally, on 15 September, 1943, on a parachute jump mission behind German lines near Avellino Italy. He was last seen as he jumped from the plane. A thorough search of the area revealed no clues to his whereabouts, and returning personnel did not have any information concerning him.
"Since no information has been received which would support a presumption of his continued survival, the war department now must terminate your son's absence by a presumptive finding of death. Accordingly, an official finding of death has been recorded. The finding does not establish an actual or probable date of death. However, as required by law, it includes a presumptive date of death for the purpose of termination of pay and allowances, settlement of accounts and payment of death gratuities. In the case of your son, this date has been set as 12 August, 1945.
"I regret the necessity for this message but trust that the ending of a long period of uncertainty may give at least some small measure of consolation. An appraisal of the sacrifice made by you son in the service of his country compel in us feelings of humility and respect."
The letter was signed by Edward F. Witsell, major general, acting adjutant of the army.
T/5 Beauchamp spent his boyhood years on the farm near Beauchamp's Grove in Flat Rock. He move to Lansing in 1939 and was last employed by the Briggs company there. He enlisted in the army in May, 1942. Following his basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas, he volunteered for the paratroops and was sent to Fort Benning, Ga., where he completed his training in September, 1942. He went overseas in May, 1943 and participated in the battle of Sicily and the invasion of Italy.
He was married to Mary Jean Whitney, of Lansing, Nov. 12 1942. A daughter, Linda Louise, whom he never saw, also survives.
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For Memorial in Italy, see Find A Grave Record: 56306398.
Note: For Memorial in Italy, see Find A Grave Record: 56306398.
T/5 Beauchamp (Company C, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division) was last seen on a parachute jump near Solofra, Italy, on 15 September 1943.
His plane was under heavy anti-aircraft and small-arms fire at the time. Beauchamp was never seen again after clearing the plane, and was officially declared dead on 12 August 1945.
Contributor: Geoffrey Roecker (47006169)
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from newspaper clipping.
T-5 Beauchamp Presumed Dead
Flat Rock Soldier was Missing in Italy since Sept. '43
T/5 Henry L. Beauchamp, son of Mrs. Agnes Beauchamp, of Flat Rock, who has been missing in action since Sept. 15, 1943, following a paratroop landing in Italy, is now presumed dead, the war department has informed his mother.
A letter to Mrs. Beauchamp from the war department revealed the following information:
"All available records and reports concerning the absence of your son have been carefully investigated and are deemed to warrant a subsequent review of his case. Information in the hands of the war department indicates that your son left Comiso, Itally, on 15 September, 1943, on a parachute jump mission behind German lines near Avellino Italy. He was last seen as he jumped from the plane. A thorough search of the area revealed no clues to his whereabouts, and returning personnel did not have any information concerning him.
"Since no information has been received which would support a presumption of his continued survival, the war department now must terminate your son's absence by a presumptive finding of death. Accordingly, an official finding of death has been recorded. The finding does not establish an actual or probable date of death. However, as required by law, it includes a presumptive date of death for the purpose of termination of pay and allowances, settlement of accounts and payment of death gratuities. In the case of your son, this date has been set as 12 August, 1945.
"I regret the necessity for this message but trust that the ending of a long period of uncertainty may give at least some small measure of consolation. An appraisal of the sacrifice made by you son in the service of his country compel in us feelings of humility and respect."
The letter was signed by Edward F. Witsell, major general, acting adjutant of the army.
T/5 Beauchamp spent his boyhood years on the farm near Beauchamp's Grove in Flat Rock. He move to Lansing in 1939 and was last employed by the Briggs company there. He enlisted in the army in May, 1942. Following his basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas, he volunteered for the paratroops and was sent to Fort Benning, Ga., where he completed his training in September, 1942. He went overseas in May, 1943 and participated in the battle of Sicily and the invasion of Italy.
He was married to Mary Jean Whitney, of Lansing, Nov. 12 1942. A daughter, Linda Louise, whom he never saw, also survives.
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For Memorial in Italy, see Find A Grave Record: 56306398.
Memorial Stone Only
Note: For Memorial in Italy, see Find A Grave Record: 56306398.
T/5 Beauchamp (Company C, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division) was last seen on a parachute jump near Solofra, Italy, on 15 September 1943.
His plane was under heavy anti-aircraft and small-arms fire at the time. Beauchamp was never seen again after clearing the plane, and was officially declared dead on 12 August 1945.
Contributor: Geoffrey Roecker (47006169)
----------------
from newspaper clipping.
T-5 Beauchamp Presumed Dead
Flat Rock Soldier was Missing in Italy since Sept. '43
T/5 Henry L. Beauchamp, son of Mrs. Agnes Beauchamp, of Flat Rock, who has been missing in action since Sept. 15, 1943, following a paratroop landing in Italy, is now presumed dead, the war department has informed his mother.
A letter to Mrs. Beauchamp from the war department revealed the following information:
"All available records and reports concerning the absence of your son have been carefully investigated and are deemed to warrant a subsequent review of his case. Information in the hands of the war department indicates that your son left Comiso, Itally, on 15 September, 1943, on a parachute jump mission behind German lines near Avellino Italy. He was last seen as he jumped from the plane. A thorough search of the area revealed no clues to his whereabouts, and returning personnel did not have any information concerning him.
"Since no information has been received which would support a presumption of his continued survival, the war department now must terminate your son's absence by a presumptive finding of death. Accordingly, an official finding of death has been recorded. The finding does not establish an actual or probable date of death. However, as required by law, it includes a presumptive date of death for the purpose of termination of pay and allowances, settlement of accounts and payment of death gratuities. In the case of your son, this date has been set as 12 August, 1945.
"I regret the necessity for this message but trust that the ending of a long period of uncertainty may give at least some small measure of consolation. An appraisal of the sacrifice made by you son in the service of his country compel in us feelings of humility and respect."
The letter was signed by Edward F. Witsell, major general, acting adjutant of the army.
T/5 Beauchamp spent his boyhood years on the farm near Beauchamp's Grove in Flat Rock. He move to Lansing in 1939 and was last employed by the Briggs company there. He enlisted in the army in May, 1942. Following his basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas, he volunteered for the paratroops and was sent to Fort Benning, Ga., where he completed his training in September, 1942. He went overseas in May, 1943 and participated in the battle of Sicily and the invasion of Italy.
He was married to Mary Jean Whitney, of Lansing, Nov. 12 1942. A daughter, Linda Louise, whom he never saw, also survives.
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For Memorial in Italy, see Find A Grave Record: 56306398.
Note: For Memorial in Italy, see Find A Grave Record: 56306398.
T/5 Beauchamp (Company C, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division) was last seen on a parachute jump near Solofra, Italy, on 15 September 1943.
His plane was under heavy anti-aircraft and small-arms fire at the time. Beauchamp was never seen again after clearing the plane, and was officially declared dead on 12 August 1945.
Contributor: Geoffrey Roecker (47006169)
----------------
from newspaper clipping.
T-5 Beauchamp Presumed Dead
Flat Rock Soldier was Missing in Italy since Sept. '43
T/5 Henry L. Beauchamp, son of Mrs. Agnes Beauchamp, of Flat Rock, who has been missing in action since Sept. 15, 1943, following a paratroop landing in Italy, is now presumed dead, the war department has informed his mother.
A letter to Mrs. Beauchamp from the war department revealed the following information:
"All available records and reports concerning the absence of your son have been carefully investigated and are deemed to warrant a subsequent review of his case. Information in the hands of the war department indicates that your son left Comiso, Itally, on 15 September, 1943, on a parachute jump mission behind German lines near Avellino Italy. He was last seen as he jumped from the plane. A thorough search of the area revealed no clues to his whereabouts, and returning personnel did not have any information concerning him.
"Since no information has been received which would support a presumption of his continued survival, the war department now must terminate your son's absence by a presumptive finding of death. Accordingly, an official finding of death has been recorded. The finding does not establish an actual or probable date of death. However, as required by law, it includes a presumptive date of death for the purpose of termination of pay and allowances, settlement of accounts and payment of death gratuities. In the case of your son, this date has been set as 12 August, 1945.
"I regret the necessity for this message but trust that the ending of a long period of uncertainty may give at least some small measure of consolation. An appraisal of the sacrifice made by you son in the service of his country compel in us feelings of humility and respect."
The letter was signed by Edward F. Witsell, major general, acting adjutant of the army.
T/5 Beauchamp spent his boyhood years on the farm near Beauchamp's Grove in Flat Rock. He move to Lansing in 1939 and was last employed by the Briggs company there. He enlisted in the army in May, 1942. Following his basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas, he volunteered for the paratroops and was sent to Fort Benning, Ga., where he completed his training in September, 1942. He went overseas in May, 1943 and participated in the battle of Sicily and the invasion of Italy.
He was married to Mary Jean Whitney, of Lansing, Nov. 12 1942. A daughter, Linda Louise, whom he never saw, also survives.
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For Memorial in Italy, see Find A Grave Record: 56306398.
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