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Kenneth E. Beeler served in the 1st Ordnance Squadron.

Kenneth Eugene Beeler was on April 29, 1921, in St. Thomas, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Blanche White on June 15, 1946.They had three children together: Eileen, Janeen, and Kenneth Jr. 

Beeler began active service on August 22, 1942 in Harrisburg, PA. He departed for Tinian Island on June 5, 1945, and arrived on June 11. He served here until October 17, 1945, and he arrived back in the U.S. on November 4.

He was discharged at the AAF Seperation Center in Roswell, New Mexico on November 23, 1945. 

Beeler passed away on March 20, 2016 at the age of 94.

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