Thomas Leroy Becraft Sr.

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 5 Sep 1923 - Waynesboro, , PA 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 5 Mar 2000 - Fayetteville, , PA 1
         Burial: 9 Mar 2000 - Strang's Cemetery, South Mountain, Franklin Co, PA
 Cause of Death: 
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Events

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• Obituary

BECRAFT, Thomas Leroy Sr; 76; Quincy PA; Hagerstown M-H (MD); 2000-3-7; gschubert

• Soc Sec Num, 204-03-9559
• Military, AAD, 15 Nov 1945 in CP Shanks, Orangeburg, , NY

Army Serial Number: 33559500
Name: Becraft, Thomas L
Residence: State #2 (Undefined Code)
Residence: County 055 (Undefined Code)
Place of Enlistment: 2414 (CP Shanks Orangeburg NY)
Date of Enlistment Day: 15
Date of Enlistment Month: 11
Date of Enlistment Year: 45
Grade: Alpha Designation: PVC# (Private First Class)
Grade: Code 7
Branch: Alpha Designation: NO# (No branch assignment)
Branch: Code: 02
Term of Enlistment:1 (one year enlistment)
Longevity: ###
Source of Army Personnel:6 (Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC )
Nativity: 32 (PA)
Year of Birth: 23
Race and Citizenship: 1 (White, citizen)
Education: 0 (Grammar school)
Civilian Occupation: 256 (Undefined code)
Marital Status: 2 (Married)
Component of the Army: 1 (Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Card Number: #
Box Number: 0677
Film Reel Number: 1.194

• Obituary, Herald Mail, 6 Mar 2000

Thomas L. Becraft Sr.
QUINCY, Pa. - Thomas Leroy Becraft Sr., 76, of Quincy United Methodist Home, and formerly of 10902 Loop Road, Fayetteville, Pa., died Sunday, March 5, 2000, at the nursing home.
Born Sept. 5, 1923, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of the late James and Clara Kauffman Becraft.
He was employed by the federal government as a restoration specialist, working at Gettysburg National Military Park from 1959 to 1984. He was a work leader for Catoctin Job Corps near Camp David; and a driving instructor from 1956 to 1959.
He served in the U.S. Army and in the National Guard in Waynesboro.
He was a member South Mountain Fish and Game Club; and National AARP.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Loretta Wagaman Becraft, whom he married in October 1941, also of Quincy United Methodist Home; two daughters, Cleopatra Carbaugh of Mont Alto, Pa., and Connie E. Shaner of Mount Wolf, Pa.; two sons, Thomas L. Becraft Jr., of Mont Alto, and Donald L. Becraft of South Mountain, Pa.; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro. The Rev. C. Albert Guyer will officiate. Burial will be in Strang's Cemetery, South Mountain.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 452 E. King St., Chambersburg, PA 17201.

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Parents

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         Father: James Becraft
         Mother: Clara Kauffman

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Betty Loretta Wagaman
       Marriage: Oct 1941 - Baltimore, , MD 2
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Cleopatra "Pat" Becraft
                2. Connie E. Becraft
                3. Thomas Leroy Becraft Jr.
                4. Donald L. Becraft

Sources

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

2. Findagrave.com.

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

2 Findagrave.com.