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Secret and Dangerous: Night of the Son Tay POW Raid
By William A. Guenon, Jr.
Operation Bulbasket
By Paul McCue
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 29742" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Befera </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Francis Peter (Frank)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>First Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Silver Star,Bronze Star,Purple Heart</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Hibbing,St Louis County,Minnesota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 28.5.1922 Hibbing,Minnesota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Delmo and Rose (nee Grescentini) Befera</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated University of North Dakota (degree in engineering)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>engineer,Zenith Radio and teacher of physics and mathematics prewar</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>475 Infantry Regiment 1944-45</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>as a Captain he accepted the Japanese surrender of Shanghai,China 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>ran his father's coin-machine business until 1949</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>engineer,WMFG Radio,Hibbing</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>owner,WMFG Radio,Hibbing and WHLB Radio,Virginia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pioneer in cable television</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>president and general manager,WDIO Television and WIRT-TV,Hibbing until 1987</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>president,Hibbing Curling Club</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Claire Cecilia Davidsaver (1927-2006) (1 daughter Regina,4 sons Timothy,Steven,Frankie and Delmo) (divorced 1985)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>last residence 10 Observation Road,Duluth,Minnesota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 19.11.2004 Duluth,Minnesota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Forest Hill Cemetery,Duluth,St Louis County,Minnesota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/f-befera.28739/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/28/28739-f8a699a6fe43de94604d985ea3a40ba6.jpg?1591434147" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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