Marion Bledsoe Beal ★ World War II Gold Star Veteran from North Carolina
On March 6, 1944 Second Lieutenant Beal was declared a casualty of World War II. ★ He served with honor in the United States Army Air Forces. ★ He is remembered by the people of North Carolina. ★ May his positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect, and equality for all.
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Service Details
| This Profile ID | 502770 |
| Service ID | O-728478 |
| Name | Marion Bledsoe Beal |
| From | Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina |
| Birth Date | September 14, 1918 |
| Casualty Date | March 6, 1944 |
| War | World War II |
| Service Branch | Army Air Forces |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Specialty | Bombardier |
| Unit/Group | 95th Bomber Group, Heavy, 334th Bomber Squadron |
| Casualty Type | FOD - Finding of Death |
| Location | Oldenburg, Germany |
| Burial | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina |
| Notable Awards |
★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart |
Additional Details
Marion Bledsoe Beal was born in Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. His family later lived in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was the son of John Bledsoe Beal and Nellie Vivian Dick. He entered the US Army Air Corps on March 31, 1942On March 6, 1944 he was on the crew of the B-17F #42-29943 "Situation Normal" during a mission to Berlin. They were shot down by enemy fighters and crashed near Oldenburg, Germany. Five men were killed, and five bailed out and were captured, held as POWs. It was reported that he managed to parachute out of the plane, but was so seriously wounded he died soon after. We identified 5 casualties in our archive related to the #42-29943 incident on March 6, 1944.
◼Marion B Beal :: Bombardier
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Commendations + Awards
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★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
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▼ North Carolina was home to over 12,455 American Gold Star veterans from 4 wars of the 20th Century. Some significant statistics:
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• 8,257 World War II
• 815 Korean War
• 1,612 Vietnam War
• 195 Prisoners of war
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• 40 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 77 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 8 Medal of Honor recipients
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• 815 Korean War
• 1,612 Vietnam War
• 195 Prisoners of war
• 1,826 Missing in action
• 40 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 77 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 8 Medal of Honor recipients
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