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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Arthur R. Beckington

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Rockford, Illinois

Honored By

Carol Beckington Thompson

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FLEW P-51 FIGHTER PLANE. STATIONED ON IWO JIMA AND SHOT DOWN ON A MISSION OVER TOKYO IN APRIL, 1945. SURVIVED THE PLANE CRASH AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER. IMPRISONED AT KEMPEI TAI PRISON IN TOKYO, FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR.