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Ira Vester Beard
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Rank
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
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Date of Death
March 18, 1953
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Staff Sergeant Beard was a gunner/technician of an all weather bomber, RB-36H, with the 718th Squadron, 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing based at Rapid City Air Force Base, South Dakota. On March 18, 1953, his aircraft was flying low on a simulated combat mission from Lajes, Azores to Rapid City when it struck a 896 foothill, killing all 23 on board. |
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