Second Lieutenant Frank H. Beeson

Frank H Beeson Missing Notice 8-12-42.jpg

Title

Second Lieutenant Frank H. Beeson

Subject

World War II
United States Army Air Forces

Description

2Lt Frank H Beeson was declared missing on July 25, 1942, when his plane went down over the Pacific. Lt. Beeson was a graduate of Tuscaloosa High School and had attended the University of Alabama. Lt. Beeson was the son of Mrs. Caddie Beeson of Tuscaloosa. For his service Lt. Beeson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster.

A memorial to Lt. Beeson can be found at this site: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64920154/frank-h-beeson

Source

Tuscaloosa News Archive
Find A Grave

Publisher

Tuscaloosa News

Date

August 12, 1942

Contributor

Tuscaloosa Public Library

Type

Newspaper

Identifier

1295

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Newspaper