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BECK, Howard Nelson - Date of
birth
23 October 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Seattle, King County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39377341 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 8 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Melvin H. Beck (father)
Achsa B. (Nelson) Beck (mother)
Margaret A. Beck (sister)
Leila C. Beck (sister)
Helen M. Beck (sister)
Merwin C. Beck (brother)
Jean Beck (sister)
Marilynn Beck (sister)
More information
Pvt Howard N. Beck attended the Lake Preston High School before he enlisted on 1941. He was sent overseas in September 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
He is remembered at the Lake Preston Cemetery, Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov , www.wwiimemorial.com , www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / From castles to America Ireland and beyond / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com – B Thompson, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – B Thompson