James R. Becker

World War II
Service #18127240
Unit560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
RankSergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Texas
Date of DeathMarch 8 1944
StatusRecovered
Initially Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Plot2
C
Row2
14
Grave2
58
Air Medal
Purple Heart
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Notes

Initially, SGT Becker was listed as missing in action or non-recoverable. His remains have been recovered and interred at the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial. SGT Becker's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.