World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ivan Earl Beckwith
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sandston, Virginia
Honored By
VMI-Mc'43
SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR OF A B-17 IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN. HE WAS CAPTURED AND SERVED THIRTEEN MONTHS IN A GERMAN PRISON CAMP.