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SGT Carlyle Francis “Carl” Beaver

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SGT Carlyle Francis “Carl” Beaver Veteran

Birth
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Death
19 May 1944 (aged 26)
Rettenegg, Weiz Bezirk, Styria, Austria
Burial
Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.1050972, Longitude: -82.9257139
Plot
P2-L004-G01; Cenotaph.
Memorial ID
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U. S. Army
World War II
KIA

SGT. CARL BEAVER NOW IS REPORTED DEAD
Reported missing in aerial action over Austria since May 10, Sgt. Carl Beaver, 27, was killed on that date, according to work received Wednesday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beaver, 1335 Summit St. Sgt. Beaver, one of three brothers in the armed forces, is known to have participated in at least 10 missions over enemy territory as gunner on a Liberator based with the 15th Air Force in Italy. A graduate of North High School and formerly employed as a mechanic by the Pennsylvania Railroad, he entered the AAF in March, 1941. His brothers are Pfc. Homer Beaver, parachute infantry, and Sea. 1c Edwin L. Beaver, U.S. Coast Guard.
Columbus Dispatch - June, 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OPERATION
15TH US ARMY AIR FORCES
456TH BOMBER GROUP
B-24 LIBERATOR
#42-52287
DEPARTURE ITALY
CRASH PLACE : RETTENEGG, STEIERMARK, AUSTRIA
DEATH PLACE : RETTENEGG, AUSTRIA
10 MAY 1944
U. S. Army
World War II
KIA

SGT. CARL BEAVER NOW IS REPORTED DEAD
Reported missing in aerial action over Austria since May 10, Sgt. Carl Beaver, 27, was killed on that date, according to work received Wednesday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beaver, 1335 Summit St. Sgt. Beaver, one of three brothers in the armed forces, is known to have participated in at least 10 missions over enemy territory as gunner on a Liberator based with the 15th Air Force in Italy. A graduate of North High School and formerly employed as a mechanic by the Pennsylvania Railroad, he entered the AAF in March, 1941. His brothers are Pfc. Homer Beaver, parachute infantry, and Sea. 1c Edwin L. Beaver, U.S. Coast Guard.
Columbus Dispatch - June, 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OPERATION
15TH US ARMY AIR FORCES
456TH BOMBER GROUP
B-24 LIBERATOR
#42-52287
DEPARTURE ITALY
CRASH PLACE : RETTENEGG, STEIERMARK, AUSTRIA
DEATH PLACE : RETTENEGG, AUSTRIA
10 MAY 1944



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  • Created by: Mn8X
  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68665833/carlyle_francis-beaver: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Carlyle Francis “Carl” Beaver (6 Jun 1917–19 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68665833, citing Pioneer Cemetery, Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Mn8X (contributor 47230871).