World War II Honoree

Clyde Henry Beigh

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Portland, Oregon

Honored By

Kathleen Beigh Shotsky

Relationship

Daughter

FIRST DUTY WAS TRAINING COMMAND, ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, MORAGA, CALIFORNIA; PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING, LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA; ADVANCED TRAINING AND COMMISSIONING, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; OPERATIONAL TRAINING, NAVAL AIR STATION, SANFORD FLORIDA; CARRIER QUALIFICATIONS, NAVAL AIR STATION, GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS. JOINED VF-87 AT NAVAL AIR STATION ATLANTIC CITY AND BECAME 'PLANK OWNER'. SERVED ABOARD USS RANDOLPH AND USS TICONDEROGA ESSEX CLASS CARRIERS TO THE END OF THE WAR.