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Beck, Oliver Jack

Beck, Oliver Jack

Male 1927 - 1994  (66 years)


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  • Name Beck, Oliver Jack 
    Birth 27 Apr 1927  Mahomet, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number BECK.O002 
    _FGRAVE 55043539 
    Military Service World War II, United States Army  [1
    United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)

    In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
    United States Army
    United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    World War II
    (1939-1945)
    United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
    In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
    Death 5 Mar 1994  Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Roselawn Cemetery, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Headstone, Beck, O. Jack
    Headstone, Beck, O. Jack
    Person ID I28540  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

    Father Beck, Arthur August Friedrich 'Artie',   b. 22 Sep 1901, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1942, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Smith, Bernice,   b. 25 Nov 1903   d. 2 Feb 1953, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Family ID F12131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Apr 1927 - Mahomet, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Mar 1994 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Roselawn Cemetery, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Jack owned and operated "Beck's Country Store" on Rte 45 Urbana,Champaign Co.,IL. He died at his home while peeling potatoes of an apparent heart attack.
      He served in the U.S. Army in World War II. He was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Champaign,IL. He was baptized March 8, 1942. Jack never married.

  • Sources 
    1. [S8321] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Beck, O. Jack, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55043539/oliver-jack-beck), none. (Reliability: 2).