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Personal info

Full name
BECK, Arthur
Date of birth
27 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32785467
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Putscheid-Weiler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 13 8

Immediate family

Members
Jacob Beck (father)
Gusie Beck (mother)
Estelle Beck (sister)

More information

Pfc Arthur Beck attended 2 years of high school and was employed at Greif Printing Company.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten