Fred W. Becker
(1893-1918)
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Fred W. Becker
Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Baker, Rauch & Lang Co. vehicle
Private Fred W. Becker's signature on WWI draft registration card
SS Nankin
Gravestone, Private Fred W. Becker, Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, OH
1369 Ave., Lakewood, OH, address given at WWI draft registration
Fred W. Becker
*No plaque found
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
Birth: 8/6/1893, Fairport Harbor, Ohio
Birth: 8/6/1893, Fairport Harbor, Ohio
Address: 1369 Westlake Ave., Lakewood, OH
Demographics: age 24 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation Stockman at Baker, Rauch & Lang Co., Cleveland, OH [manufacturer of electric vehicles]; previously served in Ohio National Guard
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes gray, Hair black
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 3/31/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 3/31/1918; Private
Service Number: 1965049
Deployment: 6/5/1918 from Montreal, Canada aboard SS Nankin
Action:
Death: October 7, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 24; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 7, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 24; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: 10/11/1918 buried Sevier American Military Cemetery, Aisne, France [we could not verify the existence or location of this cemetery]; 6/11/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at American Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France; 12/15/1920 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France 1/31/1921; 2/27/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 3/14/1921; 3/18/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 3/19/1921 to the care of William R. Daniels, 15800 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH; final burial 3/22/1921 at Lakewood Park Cemetery, 22025 Detroit Rd., Rocky River, OH, Lot 3 Section 1 Grave 7
Burial: 10/11/1918 buried Sevier American Military Cemetery, Aisne, France [we could not verify the existence or location of this cemetery]; 6/11/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at American Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France; 12/15/1920 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France 1/31/1921; 2/27/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 3/14/1921; 3/18/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 3/19/1921 to the care of William R. Daniels, 15800 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH; final burial 3/22/1921 at Lakewood Park Cemetery, 22025 Detroit Rd., Rocky River, OH, Lot 3 Section 1 Grave 7
Next of Kin: Louise Dortha [?sic] Shreve, mother,, 13423 Merl Ave., Lakewood, OH and 1369 Westlake Ave., Lakewood, OH
Next of Kin: Louise Dortha [?sic] Shreve, mother,, 13423 Merl Ave., Lakewood, OH and 1369 Westlake Ave., Lakewood, OH
Additional Information: Father: William Becker, who married Private Fred W. Becker's mother in 1892, but no additional information found; Stepfather: Albert Shreve who married Private Fred W. Becker's mother in 1906; Mother: Louise Schoedrack Becker Shreve (1867-1963), born Indiana, buried Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, OH alongside her son Private Fred W. Becker; Siblings: Ernest A. Becker (1901-1932) who was buried at Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, OH alongside his mother and brother; at least 2 step-siblings; sibling list may be incomplete
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