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Walter
Rae
Beckett
Jr.
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

Virginia

Walter Beckett graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of June 1943. He retired as a U.S. Air Force Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Regiment:

    453d Bombardment Group

    Action Date:

    July 1944 – May 1945

    Captain (Air Corps) Walter Rae Beckett, Jr. (ASN: 0-26184), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about 7 July 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.