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Robert
William
Beers
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

Pennsylvania

Robert Beers graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1942. He retired as a U.S. Air Force Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Colonel
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Robert William Beers (ASN: 0-24910), United States Air Force, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during the Berlin Airlift.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    January 1944 – May 1945

    Captain (Air Corps) Robert William Beers (ASN: 0-24910), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about 29 January 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Colonel
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Robert William Beers (ASN: 0-24910), United States Air Force, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States.