World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Thomas Beasom
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Shawn Beasom
Relationship
Son
AERIAL GUNNERY INSTRUCTOR FOR THE 8TH AIR FORCE; SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTOR IN TEXAS AND AS A GUNNER IN B-24 LIBERATORS IN EUROPE FROM MAY 1944 TO APRIL 1945. COMMISSIONED NOVEMBER, 1944. SIX BRONZE STARS, AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER.