World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Herbert Franklin Beegle
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Karen H. DeFazio
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS A RADIOMAN. FLEW ON 97 COMBAT MISSIONS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WHILE STATIONED IN NEW GUINEA. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. ON ONE MISSION, HIS PLANE HAD TO LAND ON A RUNWAY WHILE THE BATTLE FOR IT WAS STILL BEING FOUGHT.