World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clyde 'Beck' Becker, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cooperstown, New York
Honored By
Tex Seamon
HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS, TAKING BASIC AT ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY WHERE HE ALSO COMPLETED RADIO AND CONTROL TOWER SCHOOL. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 55TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 375TH GROUP AND SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AS A RADIO OPERATOR ABOARD C-46 AND C-47 AIRCRAFT. HE TOOK PART IN FIVE CAMPAIGNS, RECEIVING TWO AIR MEDALS, ONE WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, HE ALSO WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS IN RECOGNITION HIS COMBAT SERVICE. HE WAS DISCHARGED IN JUNE OF 1945.