PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Col. Sam Johnson, 21st Space Wing vice commander, presents a lithograph to retired Army Master Sgt. Edwin Beck, a World War II prisoner of war at the base Chapel on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 19, 2018. In 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, Beck was a Browning Automatic rifle gunner from the 106th Infantry Division, 422nd Regiment. One night, he and 19 other soldiers found themselves surrounded by German soldiers not far from the city of Prum, Germany. After a short small arms battle, the division was forced to surrender and was taken prisoner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robb Lingley)
| Date Taken: | 09.19.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 10.09.2018 11:08 |
| Photo ID: | 4777548 |
| VIRIN: | 180919-F-RJ223-0034 |
| Resolution: | 1800x1200 |
| Size: | 1.34 MB |
| Location: | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US |
| Web Views: | 18 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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