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South Holland Family Learns Sgt Albert Beenes Jr Is Killed In Action
A South Holland family receives a telegram from the U S War Department confirming that Sgt Albert Beenes Jr is killed in action after his aircraft went down near Berlin on Oct 6 1944. Born Oct 23 1925 he was a Thornton Township High School graduate drafted in 1943 and served as a radio gunner. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Martin Beenes a brother Gerbin and sister Joanne. Memorial services were not yet arranged.
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Albert Beenes Jr
Martin Beenes
South Park Ave
U. S. War Department
Sgt
Albert
Red Cross
Berlin
Set
Albert Beenes
Thornton Township
Benj. Harris Co
Chicago Heights
Chemical Laboratory
Sheppard Field
Texas
Radio Schol
Sioux Falls
Yuma
Ariz
Ardmore
Oklo
Kearney
Neb
London
Gerbin
Joanne
First Reformed Church
Ning
Christian Fellowship
Melvin Kickert
Air Corps
Henry Kickert
Henry W. DeYoung
Anthony Jansma
Albert Santefort
Peter van der Bilt
Henry C. Ravesloot
A. Douglas Gouwens
Anton Jansma
Germany
England
California
Fred Wiegert
Herman Polasky
Mr. Wiegert
Michigan
Roy Monsma
U. S. Army
William
Thornton
Pointer
Henry T. DeYoung
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Jeanette van Noort
Sgt. DeYoung
Newfoundland
Chicago Christian High School
James Barr
John Bessinger