The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Alan Beers
Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Date of Death
April 7, 1951
Second Lieutenant Beers was the pilot of a F4U-5 Corsair fighter with Marine Fighter Squadron 212, Marine Air Group 33, 1st Marine Air Wing. On April 7, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, burst into flames and crashed north of the Imjin River.