Beccue, Ernest Carl Jr.

1925 - 1990  (64 years)

• Name	Beccue, Ernest Carl
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	8 Dec 1925	Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BECC.E001
  _FGRAVE	45804604
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States ArmyMilitary Police Detachment, Army Separation Unit 5021,  [1, 2]
  	Enlisted and entered active service on April 23, 1946 at Anchorage, Alaska. Completed basic training and qualified in the occupational specialty of Military Policeman (677). Assigned to and served with The Military Police Detachment, Army Separation Unit 5021 at Fort Riley, Kansas. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on May 22, 1947 at same station. Earned the WWII Victory Medal. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2112645
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Beccue, Ernest Carl Jr. (1925-1990) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort Riley, Kansas
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Beccue, Ernest C. Jr. (1925-1990)
  Death	31 Aug 1990	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Effingham County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Beccue, Ernest C.
  		Headstone, Beccue, Ernest C.
  Person ID	I43152	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Beccue, Ernest Wilhelm August,   b. 13 Mar 1903, Effingham County, Illinois d. 6 Jul 1979, Altamont, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Siebert, Mabel Wilhelmine Henrietta,   b. 13 Mar 1903, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois d. 9 Apr 1991, Altamont, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1923
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 19 years and 9 months - She was ~ 19 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F16735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Davis, Bertha Ellen,   b. 1932   d. 1969 (Age 37 years)
  Children	1. Beccue, William Dale,   b. 1950   d. 1979 (Age 29 years) + 2. Beccue, Mary Ellen,   b. 5 Feb 1953   d. 27 Mar 2011 (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F16088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Dec 1925 - Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Death - 31 Aug 1990 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Effingham County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13534] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Beccue, Ernest C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45804604/_) (Reliability: 2). [S15015] World War II Honoree, Ernest C. Beccue, Jr., (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2112645) (Reliability: 2).