Name:
Charles Edward Beall
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-659444
Unit:
338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1943-11-13
State:
Louisiana
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot:
B
Row:
17
Grave:
19
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Charles Edward Beall was born on November 23, 1920, in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of William Alexander Beall.
Charles served in the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant and a Fighter pilot. He was Killed in Action on November 23, 1943, when his aircraft (P38 42-67049) was attacked and shot down by German fighters near Furstenau, Germany while escorting B-17s attacking at Bremen, Germany.
1Lt Beall is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov