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George
W.
Beale
POW (Korea)

Home:

Myrtle Beach

, 

South Carolina

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    372d Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    307th Bombardment Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    August 24, 1951 – September 5, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    First Lieutenant George W. Beale (AFSN: 0-186294), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 23 August 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 5 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.