Beck Helner

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Helner Beck is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 (42-97137) ' Silver Queen' Memorial -457th Bomber Group

Name:

Helner Beck

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

16071582

Unit:

751st Bomber Squadron, 457th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-04-20

State:

Wisconsin

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Me

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

Comments:

Sgt Helner Beck, belly gunner of the B-17 42-97137 �Silver Queen�, took off from station 130 in Glatton, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over the V1 site of Gorenflos. The plane was hit by flak between the belly turret and radio station. It crashed at 1850, killing all but two crew members.