Sergeant Beasley: Memoirs of a WWII P.O.W‪.‬

Sergeant Beasley: Memoirs of a WWII P.O.W. is a compilation of the memories of Sergeant Charles Palmer Beasley. It chronicles his life from youth in the hills of Crawford County, Indiana to the Civilian Conservation Corps to the Army Air Corps and as a prisoner of war at the Keifheide (Stalag Luft IV) P.O.W. camp in Germany. Sergeant Beasley spent time at Fort Knox, Esler Field and Fort Dix before being sent overseas to Membry Airfield in Berkshire, England. After training at Eastbourne in East Sussex, England, he returned to Membry and served with the 2911th Bomb Squadron (L) in light bombers before moving on to the 447th Bomb Group, 711 Squadron where he flew as a belly gunner in several B-17 bombers. Sergeant Beasley was serving on the crew of "Leading Lady II" on a bombing mission over Germany when the plane was shot down and he was taken to Keifheide (Stalag Luft IV) as a prisoner of war. This is his story, in his words.