World War II Honoree

William Lew Beecher

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mark Beecher

Relationship

Son

DUTIES: OPERATED AND MAINTAINED RADIO EQUIPMENT, MANNED BROWNING 50 CAL. MACHINE GUN, FLYING IN A CONSOLIDATED B-24 LIBERATOR; 449TH HEAVY BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE (ITALY), 719TH SQUADRON; QUALIFICATIONS: AVIATION BADGE, PISTOL 'MKM'; DECORATIONS: AIR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDALS, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, BATTLE STARS: BATTLE OF THE RHINELAND, BATTLE OF THE PO VALLEY, BATTLE OF THE NORTHERN APENNINES; MISSIONS: MARIBOR, YUGOSLAVIA/ZAGREB, YUGOSLAVIA (MARSHALLING YARDS), LANDSHUT, GERMANY (MARSHALLING YARD), NEUBERG, GERMANY (AIR DROME-JET FACTORY), ST. POLTEN, AUSTRIA/BRUCK, AUSTRIA/SULM, AUSTRIA (MARSHALLING YARDS), CAMPO DI TRENS, ITALY/VIPETENO, ITALY (RAILROAD BRIDGES), OSTOPPO, ITALY.