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BECKER, Howard R - Date of
birth
21 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Niagara, Niagara County, New York -
Hometown
Niagara, Niagara County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20232549 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 October 1944 - Place of
death
Jeanménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 60 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry C. Becker (father)
Florence R. (Mulgo) Becker (mother)
Gordon C. Becker (brother)
Marie E. Becker (sister)
Anne Becker (sister)
Marilyn (Warner) Becker (wife)
Howard R. Becker Jr. (son)
More information
Pvt Howard R. Becker graduated from La Salle High School in 1939 and was a architect.He joined the National Guard in Niagara Falls, New York on 16 September 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Larson Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, La Salle High School 1939, Jamestown Post Journal - 1 September 1945