World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vincent A. Beeson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Vandalia, Ohio
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. FLIGHT ENGINEER / GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 781ST SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WHEN IT WAS SHOT DOWN BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE MARSHALLING YARDS AT NOVE ZAMKY, HUNGARY ON MARCH 14, 1945. CAPTURED AND HELD PRISONER OF WAR.