US PARAS Beckman, Robert George

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Beckman ​

• FORENAME

Robert George ("Sleep")​

• UNIT

505 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

12238440 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

8th January 1945 ​

• AGE

19​

• GRAVESITE

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium Plot E Row 3 Grave 48 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Erie County, New York​

born 04.08.1925 Buffalo, New York, USA​

father Samuel Joseph Beckman (1898-1980)​

mother Margaret Rose (nee Schneider) Beckman (1897-1945)​

graduated Angola High School​

21.09.1943 entered service​

Next of kin - Mr. Samuel J. Beckman, Versailles Road, Lake View, New York​

DOW Belgium ​

Newspaper report states he was awarded Silver Star​

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