Niles Francis Beacham
1895-1945
Father Nm: David A Beacham 1874–
BIRTH SEP 1874 • Missouri, USA
DEATH Unknown
Mother Nm: Minnie B Martin 1874–1947
BIRTH 1874 • Missouri
DEATH 23 FEBRUARY 1947
Marriage Dt: 30 May 1917 • Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, USA
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Spouse comments: Hazel Lee Blinco born 30.3.1897 Trinidad Co. died 1994 Denver
Children.Helen Marie Beacham 1922
Born 1895
27 Feb 1895 Browning, Linn, Missouri
1900 CENSUS
Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri
David A Beacham 25 Head
Minnie Beacham 27 Wife
Niles F Beacham 5 Son
1910 Census
With Grandparents on Grant Street Denver
1917
- 5 June. Drafted. married and occupation Bookeeper
WW1
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Niles Beacham, Private 1st Class, Depot Brigade, Denver
1918
- 7 December. Enlisted in Denver Army Depot. Niles didn’t go overseas and while we do not have the date was likely discharged in 1919.
1920 Census
East 28th Ave. Denver
Niles F Beacham 25 Head Cashier Bank
Hazel L Beacham 23 Wife
John C Beacham 19 Brother
1940 census
Fort Morgan, Morgan, Colorado
Niles Beecham 45 Head Bank Cashier
Hazel Beecham 43 Wife
Helen Beecham 18 Daughter
1942.
- 6 February. Daughter Helen Marie marries old Univesity friend and now USAAF pilot Louis William Dolan at Maricopa County Arizona which was near to the Williams Air Force Base where he presumably was based at the time
1944
- 30 November. The daughter’s husband Louis William Dolan a Lieutenant Colonel with USAAF is killed in action in Germany
was on the crew of the B-17 #44-8080 “The Saint” during a mission to bomb the oil plant at Merseburg, Germany. They were hit by flak over the target and had a mid-air collision with another B-17, #42-97407. Both planes went down in a crash.The entire crew of ten men was killed. Six men on the other plane were killed.
Sources
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- Ancestry and BFA database
Death 1945
26 JUN 1945 • Sweetwater, Wyoming