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Beck Charles William

Name:
Charles William Beck
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-07-18
State:
North Dakota
Cemetery:
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France
Plot:
A
Row:
36
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Comments:

When Charles William Beck was born on October 7, 1893, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, his father, Omar, was 48 and his mother, Etta, was 27. He had three brothers and two sisters.

More information: "Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 23, 1917; served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company I, 18th Infantry, to death; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Killed in action at Soissons, France, on July 18, 1918; buried, Grave 2, Row 36, Block A, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France. Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star."

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