THE WALL OF FACES

You will forever remain in our hearts and prayers

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us....

Sergeant Francis M. Beverly, Served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 13th Aviation Battalion, 164th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

DEAR SERGEANT FRANCIS BEVERLY,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN INFANTRYMAN. I GREW UP ACROSS THE STREET FROM JAMAICA, QUEENS. YOU WERE BORN ON MY GRANDFATHER'S BIRTHDAY. SAY HI TO BENNY. IT HAS BEEN FAR TOO LONG FOR ALL OF YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE.. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE. MANY OF US HAVE BEGUN OUR JOURNEY TO EASTER. YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS.

James Ferguson
Name: SGT., Francis M. Beverly (posthumously promoted) Status: Killed In Action, from an incident on 07/24/1969, while performing the duty, of Crew, member passenger. Age at death: 20.8 Date of Birth: 10/10/1948, Home City: Jamaica, NY., Service: regular component, of the U.S., Army. Unit: 114, AHC., Major organization: 1st, Aviation, Brigade Service: U.S., Army. The Wall location: 20W-038 Aircraft: UH-1D, tail number, 66-00879, SSN: 419588222, Country: South Vietnam, MOS: 11B4Y = Infantryman, Major, attributing cause: aircraft connected, not at sea Compliment cause: weapons, Vehicle involved: helicopter Position, in vehicle: passenger, Started Tour: 01/15/1968, "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew Length, of service: 02 Location: Kien Tuong Province, IV, Corps. Reason: aircraft lost, or crashed, Casualty type: Hostile - killed, single male, U.S., citizen Race: Negro, Relgion: Protestant - no denominational preference. The following information, is secondary, but may help, in explaining this incident. Category of casualty as defined, by the Army: battle, dead Category, of personnel: active duty, Army Military class: enlisted personnel. This record was last updated, on 05/25/1998