Lee County

 

Sgt. George Anton Beck, Jr.

 

 

George Anton Beck, Jr. was born Feb. 23, 1921 to George Anton (Sr.) and Delia Anastasia Higham Beck. He died June 1, 1945 and is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii and has a cenotaph in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, IA.

Sgt. Beck served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 869th Bomb Squadron and was MIA/KIA and awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com