World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John W. Beck, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Honored By
G. Holcomb
Entered service at age 19 and served in the European theater of Operations with the 103rd infantry division. Awarded two purple hearts and after hospitalization and recovery, he was assigned to an engineering unit. He then performed construction duty on the Belgium coast until the war ended.