Captain Wilfred Beaver (10 May 1897 – 19 August 1986) was a British World War I flying ace credited with 19 aerial victories and American fighter pilot in World War II.
[1] He served with the Field Artillery for the next two and a half years, including duty in France.
In the final analysis, Beaver and his observers (including fellow aces M. B. Mather and Ernest Deighton) were credited 11 enemy airplanes destroyed and eight driven down out of control.
He returned to service in World War II as a major, and was the executive officer of the 447th Bombardment Group, 3rd Air Force, from 25 June 1943,[3] and was awarded a Bronze Star.
He was promoted to lieutenant colonel and moved up to command the group from 1 July 1945 through August.