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BECK, Ellis Atwood - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11079343 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Maizières-lès-Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 59 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William H. Beck (father)
Edith C. Beck (mother)
Robert Beck (brother)
William H. Beck (brother)
More information
Pvt Ellis A. Beck attended the University of Connecticut as part of the Class of 1944.He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 9 March 1943.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
He is remembered at the Center Cemetery in Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php, www.findagrave.com - David
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Sue / David 1940 High School Yearbook