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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Levitt C. Beck, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

P-47 PILOT, 514TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 406TH FIGHTER GROUP. SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE ON JUNE 29, 1944. EVADED DISGUISED AS A CIVILIAN UNTIL CAPTURED BY THE GESTAPO. SENT TO BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP WHERE HE DIED OF ILLNESS AND STARVATION. HIS REMAINS WERE CREMATED THERE, SO HE IS LISTED AS MISSING ON MANY REPORTS.