Korea

J. D. Beckwith

Rate / Rank
PFC

Birthdate
August 25 1930

Date of Death
October 27 1952

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
August 1951 - October 27 1952

Conflicts & Campaigns

Korea

Significant Duty Stations

13th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Infantry Division

Decorations & Citations

Purple Heart; Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal
Korean Presidential Unit Citation; Republic of Korea War Service Medal

Notes

US Army service number US 53-076-355. Wounded; North Korea on October 24, 1952 and died from those wounds on October 27, 1952. Burial; Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Spence, Grady County, Georgia.