Person:Marion Beal (1)

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Marion Bledsoe Beal
d.6 Mar 1944 Bonnstouf, Germany
m. 21 Aug 1915
  1. Marion Bledsoe Beal1918 - 1944
  2. Joseph Paisley Beal1921 - 1968
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Name Marion Bledsoe Beal
Gender Male
Birth? 14 Sep 1918 Scottsville, Albemarle, Virginia
Death? 6 Mar 1944 Bonnstouf, Germany

Information on RootsWeb, WorldConnect; provided by Elise Beal Jacobsen.

"Marion was a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corp during WWII, stationed in England with the 8th Air Force. He had completed 24 bombing missions, and was on his last mission when he was shot down. He took a German 20mm in his stomach, but he was able to parachute out of the plane, but was dead upon reaching the ground.

Attended Scottsville High School, and Hughes School in Danville, VA."