Capt. Emmet Richard Beeker III ^{2 3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: GQVM-FPL.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1950 in Bloomington, Monroe, IN. ⁷ The 1950 census recorded at 1501 E. 1st Street: Emmet Richard Beeker, radio operator for radio station, 23, living with wife Phyllis I., 19; Emmet R. 2nd, 1; and Daniel Edward, born Nov 1949. All were born in Indiana except Emmet Sr. in Florida.

2. Newspaper: Times-Mail: Grammer-Beeker Wedding, 13 Feb 1972, Bedford, Lawrence, IN. ⁸ Grammer-Beeker Vows Performed At Beck Chapel
(photo) Mrs. Emmett R. Beeker III
Beck Chapel was the setting Saturday evening for the exchange of wedding vows between Miss Gllberta Regina Grammer and Emmet Richard Becker, III. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Verlinda Grammer, 752 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, and Mr. Gilbert Grammer, Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Richard Becker, Jr., R. 10, Bloomington, are parents of the bridegroom. Officiating the double ring ceremony was the Rev. William E. Hughes. Miss Theodotia Hartman provided musical accompaniment. The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, Verdie McMillan, Crawfordsville. Carrying a single long stemmed white rose, the bride appeared in an empire waisted, floor length gown of white velvet, which was made by her aunt, Mrs. Verdie McMillan. Seed pearls adorned the empire bodice, stand-up collar and Bishop sleeves. The back of the gown fell into a full length train. A white velvet bow secured her floor length silk illusion veil. Mrs. Michael F. Koch, Bloomington, acted as matron of honor. She wore a floor length gown of light pink crepe with a stand-up collar, Bishop sleeves, ruffled hemline and deep plum velvet pinafore. She carried a single pink long-stemmed rose. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Charles Dean Beeker, Bloomington. Guests were seated by Michael Roll, Bloomington. A 1968 Bloomington High School graduate, the bride is a senior at Indiana University, with a major in elementary education. She is a member of the IU Student Foundation. A 1965 University High School graduate, the bridegroom served three years in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot. He is an IU senior, majoring in math. The couple will make their home at 914 S. Henderson St., Bloomington.

3. Magazine: TAC Attack, Volume 22, Issue 6., 1982. ⁹ (photos of Col. Wheeler and Capt. Beeker)
On 14 December 1981 COL RICHARD C. WHEELER and CAPT. EMMET R. BEEKER III were flying an F-111A on a local surface attack training sortie. During a 500ft run in for a pop up attack the crew suddenly saw several birds in front of them. They pulled up hard but at least one of the birds hit the nose of the airplane and buckled the radome. The entire radome shredded and peeled back over the nose of the airplane. The crew continued to pull up to gain altitude for possible ejection. The stall warning horn sounded the left engine rolled back to idle and both engine spike lights came on. Colonel Wheeler moved the wings forward as Captain Beeker selected override on both spike controls to insure proper spike positioning. The flight lead was informed of the situation and asked to rejoin. As he joined he saw fiberglass strands from the shreded radome streaming down the right side of the aircraft. The crew decided to land immediately because their only good engine was threatened. They headed directly toward Mountain Home Air Force Base about 25 miles away notifying approach control and the supervisor of flying of their emergency. The aircrew prepared themselves for the possibility that the airplane might yaw when the slats came out since the damaged beta probe could be providing wrong information. They completed the single engine checklist and the aircraft did yaw about 10 degrees left when the slats were extended. The aircrew moved the flight control disconnect switch to override to eliminate the yaw and then lowered the flaps and landing gear without further problems. On final approach at 300 feet above the ground the escort aircraft told them their airspeed was 180 knots and started his go around as Captain Beeker crosschecked the inertial system's ground speed readout which was the crew's only source of aircraft speed. Just then a part of the shredded radome blocked Colonel Wheeler's view of the runway. He quickly transferred control to Captain Beeker who safely landed the airplane. The quick reactions superior systems knowledge excellent crew coordination and professional competence displayed by Colonel Wheeler and Captain Beeker prevented the loss of a valuable aircraft and possibly their own lives. They have earned the Tactical Air Command Aircrew of Distinction Award.
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4. Residence: 8137 Viola Street, West Springfield, VA 22152 on 22 Sep 2010 in West Springfield, Fairfax, VA. ^{2 3}

5. Residence: on 7 Jul 2020 in Springfield, Fairfax, VA. ⁵

Emmet married Gilberta Regina Grammer, daughter of Gilbert R. Grammer and Verlinda Alma McMillan, on 12 Feb 1972 in Bloomington, Monroe, IN.¹ (Gilberta Regina Grammer was born on 26 Oct 1949 in , , IN.)