Richard Eugene Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 26 May 1941 - Greencastle Road, Laurel, Montgomery Co, MD 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 18 Feb 1968 - Greencastle Road, Laurel, Montgomery Co, MD 1
         Burial: 23 Feb 1968 - Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore City, MD 2
 Cause of Death: Shot himself
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Event

Recruit

Richard E. Becraft

Recruit Richard E. Becraft, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Becraft, of Rt. 2, Box 35, Laurel, is presently assigned to Company A, 15th Battalion, 5th Training Regiment of the U.S. Army Training Center, Infantry, at Fort Jackson, S.C. where he is undergoing eight weeks of Basic Combat Training.

• Military
• Obituary, Laurel News Leader, 1968

Becraft

Twenty-six year old Richard E. Becraft, a Burtonsville resident, died Sunday, February 18, 1968.

Funderal services will be held at Donaldson Funeral Home on Friday, February 23, Interment will follow in Baltimore National Cemetery.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Becraft, Sr., a sister Linda Kesterson; and four brothers, Benjamin H. Jr., Captain Franklin L, Captain William O. and Francis L. Becraft.

Arrangements by Donaldson Funeral Home.

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Parents

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         Father: Benjamin Henry Becraft
         Mother: Catherine Virginia Mills

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Notes

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Burial Notes:

Plot: D 0 2728

PFC US ARMY

Sources

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1. Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net.

2. Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net. .... gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

1 Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net.

2 Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net. .... gravelocator.cem.va.gov.