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Personal info

Full name
BECKER, Kenneth J
Date of birth
1 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Hometown
White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37570226
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Augny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 29 28

Immediate family

Members
Roy E. Becker (father)
Katherine Becker (mother)
Roy E. Becker Jr. (brother)

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Minnesota Birth Index, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

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