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Personal info

Full name
BECK, George Godfrey
Date of birth
16 October 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33933442
Rank
Private
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bihain, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 12 16

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Beck (father)
Louisa C. (Kroll) Beck (mother)
William K. Beck (brother)
John Beck (brother)
Helen Beck (sister)
Ethel Beck (sister)
Joanne F. Beck (daughter)

More information

Pvt George G. Beck attended high school for two years.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 12 april 1944. He initially was trained as an anti-aircraft artillery gunner but was tranferred to the infantry.

Source of information: Jac Engels, www.83rdindivdocs.org, www.abmc.gov, http://aad.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com Mr. & Mrs. Marcel J. Shuba, Daughter & Son-in-law, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 census, www.newspapers.com - Altoona Tribune 19 February 1945

Photo source: Wilfried de Backer, www.newspapers.com - Altoona Mirror