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Personal info

Full name
BECKER, James Walter
Date of birth
17 May 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Hometown
Compton, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39709027
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
Zincourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 20 45

Immediate family

Members
Cornelius Becker (father)
Cecelia Becker (mother)
Theresa Becker (sister)
Rosella Becker (sister)
Louisa Becker (sister)
Leopold L. Becker (brother)
Mary Becker (sister)
John Becker (brother)
Charles Becker (brother)
Rose Becker (sister)
Clara Becker (sister)
Lillian Becker (sister)
Ruth M. (Chaney) Becker (wife)

More information

Pfc James W. Becker attended Holy Trinity. He was employed at Frigidaire division of General Motors.

He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 7 September 1943 was sent to England in April 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Stultz Family Tree / 1900/1920/1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, WWII Draft Card,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Dayton Herald - 25 October 1944