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Jack A. Beck
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Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
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Date of Death
June 3, 1951
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Corporal Beck was a member of the 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, assigned to Aerial Port, 8247 Army Unit, Ashiya Air Base, Japan. He was a "kicker" on a C-119 "Flying Boxcar" transport from the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group. On June 3, 1951, his aircraft was struck with debris from another C-119 that had been hit by enemy fire. It crashed about three miles from Inje, killing him and five crew members. |
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