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Personal info

Full name
BECVAR, James Joseph Jr
Date of birth
29 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35061365
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 8 24

Immediate family

Members
James J. Becvar (father)
Frances Becvar (mother)
Marie Becvar (sister)
Ruth Becvar (sister)
Anna Becvar (sister)

More information

Pfc James J. Becvar Jr. graduated from Holy Name High School and attended Fenn College.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Plain Dealer - 10 November 1944