World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William J. Beecher
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Honored By
Daughters
TRAINED AS A B-24 BOMBER PILOT AND FLEW 30 MISSIONS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATION. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS FOR BEING THE LEAD PILOT IN THE BOMBING OF THE JAPANESE-OCCUPIED ISLAND OF TRUK.