US PARAS 2 Beck, Richard James

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Beck ​

• FORENAME

Richard James ​

• UNIT

508 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company C,1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

52856712 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

4th August 1968 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery,Pittsburgh,Allegheny County,Pennsylvania ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania​

born 16.12.1945​

son of Charles and Helen Beck,Brighton Heights,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania​

single​

employed by General Electric​

entered service 14.11.1967​

Fort Polk (training)​

award Bronze Star​

KIA (friendly fire) Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 49W Line 7 ​

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