Military Involvement
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Leo James Beacom was born June 15, 1927 to Joseph J. and Marjorie Kilroy Beacom. He died Dec. 23, 1945 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Petty Officer Beacom served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Archie Bekish was born July 4, 1922 to Tony and Mary Chaskowtz Bekish. He died Aug. 8, 1944 and is buried in Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.
Sgt. Bekish served in World War II with the U.S. Army 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, 82nd Airborne Division and was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Hewitt “Hewitt” Belz was born Mar. 14, 1903 to George and Essie DeForest Belz. He died May 16, 1949 and is buried in Delano Cemetery, Delano, CA. Hewitt served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Clark Lewis Bennett was born Oct. 29, 1920 to Jesse T. and Lucy C. Fuller Bennett. He died Jan. 26, 1945 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.
Sgt. Bennett served in World War II with the U.S. Army 222nd Infantry, 42nd Division and was KIA in France.
Source: ancestry.com
Harry Bernstein was born May 25, 1917 to Morris and Sarah Bernstein. He died May 28, 1944.
Harry Bernstein is buried in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY.
Sgt. Bernstein served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 751st Bomb Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Raymond Luverne Berke was born Apr. 21, 1921 to Rudolph A and Elsie May Beam Berke. He died May 19, 1947 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.
Lt. Berke served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and was killed when an army transport plane crashed near Windsor, Ont. during an electric storm.
Source: ancestry.com
Clarence Matthew Besch was born Apr. 21, 1925 to John and Rose Besch. He died Feb. 19, 1988.
Clarence served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Glenn Howard Beyer was born Mary 4, 1919 to Gerrit Jacob and Mae Johanna Pas Beyer. He died Oct. 24, 1944 and has a cenotaph in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, IA. He is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Cpl. Beyer served in World War II with the U.S. Army 60th Coast Artillery Regiment. He became a Japanese POW and was lost at sea on a Japanese prison transport.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Aug 2019; updated Jun & Aug 2020 & Jun & Jul 2021 & Aug 2023