World War II Honoree

Ernest Beck

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Centrahoma, Coal County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AT AGE 17 AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER INCLUDING AS A SURVEYOR AND FORWARD OBSERVER. WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING OPERATIONS IN GERMANY AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. ALSO AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. CONTINUED IN U.S. ARMY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.