Korean War
Service # | 53076355 |
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Rank | Private First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | October 27 1952 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Beckwith was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Beckwith was a member of the 13th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 24, 1952 and died of those wounds on October 27, 1952.