World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Benjamin L. Beck
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Eleanor J. Beck
Relationship
Wife
OPERATED RADIO EQUIPMENT ON HEAVY BOMBARDMENT AIR CRAFT. SENT, RECEIVED, AND TRANSMITTED RADIO MESSAGES. USED INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE AND MADE REPAIRS AND TESTED EQUIPMENT. OPERATED MACHINE GUNS DURING AERIAL COMBAT. COMPLETED 35 MISSIONS WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE.