Beukema, John T., “Beukema, John T. (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed April 2, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/27198.
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Beukema, John T. (Interview outline and video), 2008
John Beukema was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 15th, 1924. He volunteered for the Army Air Corps during World War II, and was accepted as a pilot. After flight school, he was sent to be an instructor back at Basic flight school in Gardner Field, California for one year. He volunteered to be a B-17 pilot, but the war in Europe ended. He signed up to be a B-29 pilot, but the war in the Pacific ended, as well.