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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ellis Norman Beesley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Kearny, New Jersey

Honored By

Philip Beesley

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT AND FIGHTER PILOT. FLEW AN A-36 DIVE BOMBER WITH 40 SORTIES OVER ITALY. WAS SHOT DOWN ON DECEMBER 5, 1943. HE WAS HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY UNTIL APRIL 29, 1945.