On February 11, 1953, while returning from a combat mission and making a final approach to the runway, his aircraft crashed killing him.
First Lieutenant Beerwinkle was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
On February 11, 1953, while returning from a combat mission and making a final approach to the runway, his aircraft crashed killing him.
First Lieutenant Beerwinkle was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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