Lester E. Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 8 Sep 1914 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 25 Jan 1982 - Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD 1
         Burial: in Pine Grove Chapel Cemetery, Mt Airy, Carroll Co, MD
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Military ², Pvt. U.S. Army, WW II

Becraft, Lester E., Pvt. USA 33205860, Balto. City

• Soc Sec Num, 218-10-7219
• Military, AAD, 22 Jul 1942 in Baltimore, , MD

Army Serial Number: 33205860
Name: Becraft, Lester E
Residence: State #31 (MD)
Residence: County 007 (Baltimore City)
Place of Enlistment: 3110 (Baltimore, Maryland)
Date of Enlistment Day: 22
Date of Enlistment Month: 07
Date of Enlistment Year: 42
Grade: Alpha Designation: PVT#
Grade: Code 8 (Private)
Branch: Alpha Designation: BI# (Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA)
Branch: Code: 00
Term of Enlistment:5 (Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus sixs months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law)
Longevity: ###
Source of Army Personnel:0 (Civil life)
Nativity: 31 (MD)
Year of Birth: 14
Race and Citizenship: 1 (White, citizen)
Education: 0 (Grammar school)
Civilian Occupation: 802 (Unskilled ocupations in production of bakery products n.e.c.)
Marital Status: 6 (Single, without dependents)
Component of the Army: 7 (Selectees (Enlisted men))
Card Number: #
Box Number: 0626
Film Reel Number: 2.290

• Obituary, The Sun, 26 Jan 1982

Becraft, On January 25, 1982, LESTER E., beloved husband of Irene V. Becraft (nee Jessop), devoted father of Sharon A. Dawson and David E. Becraft, father-in-law of Stanley T...

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Parents

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         Father: George E. Becraft
         Mother: Annie E. Burdette

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Irene Virginia Jessop
       Marriage: 18 Jun 1948 - Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. David Ernest "Porkchop" Becraft
                2. Sharon Ann Becraft

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Notes

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Burial Notes:

C16-05, Pvt. US Army WW II

Sources

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1. U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

2. War Records Division, Maryland in World War II, Register of Service Personnel, Volume I - A through D.

1 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

2 War Records Division, Maryland in World War II, Register of Service Personnel, Volume I - A through D.