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BECKER, Peter Jr - Date of
birth
26 December 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Dusseldorf, Germany -
Hometown
Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35293581 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Tank Driver -
Unit
D Company,
15th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Malaucourt-sur-Seille, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 26 | 93 |
Immediate family
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Members
Peter Becker Sr. (father)
Mary A. (Rhinehartz) Becker (mother)
Vincent Becker (brother)
Mary Becker (sister)
Max Becker (brother)
Joseph G. Becker (brother)
Herman A. Becker (brother)
More information
Pvt Peter Becker Jr. immigrated to the States in 1926 with his parents.He was employed by the Owens-Corning Packing Department before he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 13 October 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944.
In August 1947, his father visited his grave. At that time the Cemetery still had a temporary status and the grave markers were still made of wood. Photos of his visit are added.
He told the following to the reporters of The Newark Advocate: "As soon as I saw that cemetery, beautiful in its simplicitiy, I decided to leave Peter Jr. buried there."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - Shirley Myres Braunbeck, www.newspapers.com - The Newark Advocate Ohio 23 October 1944, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Shirley Myres Braunbeck, The Newark Advocate - 29 February 1944, courtesy of the Licking County Library "In the Company of Heroes"