World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clarence F. Beckmann
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Breese, Illinois
Honored By
Mrs. Clarence Beckmann
SEPTEMBER 1943 TO OCTOBER 1945. 460TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP OF THE 15TH ARMY AIR FORCE. TAIL GUNNER ON A B-24 BOMBER. STAFF SERGEANT. FLEW 35 MISSIONS OVERSEAS. ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, AND AIR COMBAT BALKANS. AWARDED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN WITH 5 BRONZE STARS AND AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.