George served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17G "Sky Duster" #42-31386, 359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in El Paso County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 25, 1940, prior to the war, at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in surveying and also as Single, without dependents.
George was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak on the nose and also blew off engine #3, exploded and crashed in Pichelsberg, near Berlin, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-703174
Son of John G. Beys who resided in El Paso, Texas.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31386:
Beys, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Buckingham, Earl W ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
Kurzawski, John W ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Moening, Herman G ~ S/Sgt, Bombardier, Ohio
Roth, Ernest L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, California
Streicher, Ralph E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #42-31386:
Dexter, Fred E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Kansas
Gardner, Henry A ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Gibbons, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
Martens, Arnout C ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in El Paso County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 25, 1940, prior to the war, at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in surveying and also as Single, without dependents.
George was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak on the nose and also blew off engine #3, exploded and crashed in Pichelsberg, near Berlin, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-703174
Son of John G. Beys who resided in El Paso, Texas.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31386:
Beys, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Buckingham, Earl W ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
Kurzawski, John W ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Moening, Herman G ~ S/Sgt, Bombardier, Ohio
Roth, Ernest L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, California
Streicher, Ralph E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #42-31386:
Dexter, Fred E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Kansas
Gardner, Henry A ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Gibbons, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
Martens, Arnout C ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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George served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17G "Sky Duster" #42-31386, 359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in El Paso County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 25, 1940, prior to the war, at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in surveying and also as Single, without dependents.
George was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak on the nose and also blew off engine #3, exploded and crashed in Pichelsberg, near Berlin, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-703174
Son of John G. Beys who resided in El Paso, Texas.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31386:
Beys, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Buckingham, Earl W ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
Kurzawski, John W ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Moening, Herman G ~ S/Sgt, Bombardier, Ohio
Roth, Ernest L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, California
Streicher, Ralph E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #42-31386:
Dexter, Fred E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Kansas
Gardner, Henry A ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Gibbons, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
Martens, Arnout C ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in El Paso County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 25, 1940, prior to the war, at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in surveying and also as Single, without dependents.
George was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak on the nose and also blew off engine #3, exploded and crashed in Pichelsberg, near Berlin, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-703174
Son of John G. Beys who resided in El Paso, Texas.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31386:
Beys, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Buckingham, Earl W ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
Kurzawski, John W ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Moening, Herman G ~ S/Sgt, Bombardier, Ohio
Roth, Ernest L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, California
Streicher, Ralph E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #42-31386:
Dexter, Fred E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Kansas
Gardner, Henry A ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Gibbons, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
Martens, Arnout C ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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