Beryl Becker, dietitian in Butterworth hospital, Grand Rapids, Mich., has entered the army as a dietitian and been commissioned a second lieutenant, her mother, Mrs. Phoebe Becker, 832 Logan avenue, reported Tuesday. Lieutenant Becker will report at Camp Clairborne, La., on Sept 15.
She attended school in Waterloo and was graduated from the Huron, S.D. high school. She attended South Dakota State college and Iowa State Teachers college, finishing at Iowa State college, Ames. Miss Becker served her internship at Latter Day Saints hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a dietitian at a hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. for two years and for the past six months n Grand Rapids.
Source: The Waterloo Courier, Waterloo IA - August 31, 1943 (photo included)
Alta Beryl “Beryl” Sweet Becker was born Nov. 28, 1904 to Roy and Idella Miller Sweet. She died June 21, 1998 in King, WA. Lt. Becker served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
She was married to Thomas Benjamin Becker.
Source: ancestry.com
