PVT Harold Beck was born 23 Sep 1925 in New York City to Milton and Esther (Spector) Beck. Harold was their only child. Milton was a clerk for the US Postal Service.
Harold was drafted in November 1943. It appears that he was assigned to B Company 116th Infantry before D-Day and survived uninjured until 14 Sep 1944 when he went to hospital. He returned to B Company on 15 Nov 1944. Originally thought to be missing in action he was found to have been killed in action on 3 Dec 1944.
PVT Beck's body was repatriated and he is buried in the Long Island National Cemetery.
Milton Beck had served in WWI as a Corporal in C Company 137th Engineers and is also buried in the Long Island National Cemetery.
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