Jacob Wendell Beck Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1945-1946

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

SS Mormacsea; SS Sheepshead Bay Victory; SS General William M. Black

Location of Service:

Pacific Theater; European Theater

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served as a Chaplain aboard Army troop transport ships.

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1951-1952

Unit of Service:

3rd Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Korea

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Contributor:

Martha Beck

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/29210

Subjects:

Beck, Jacob Wendell
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Jacob Wendell Beck Collection
(AFC/2001/001/29210), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress