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SGT Helner Beck

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SGT Helner Beck Veteran

Birth
Clark, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
20 Apr 1944 (aged 34)
Bailleul, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.36035, Longitude: -0.856383
Plot
Plot D Row 26 Grave 41
Memorial ID
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Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-17 42-97137 "Silver Queen". The plane failed to return and was last seen near Pas de Calais. Flak burst hit the ship and brought it down at Bailleul, France.
Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-17 42-97137 "Silver Queen". The plane failed to return and was last seen near Pas de Calais. Flak burst hit the ship and brought it down at Bailleul, France.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Wisconsin.


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  • Maintained by: Frogman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56642230/helner-beck: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Helner Beck (3 Dec 1909–20 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56642230, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).