Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Richard Eugene Becraft

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Husband Richard Eugene Becraft [734]

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           Born: 26 May 1941 - Greencastle Road, Laurel, Montgomery Co, MD 1
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           Died: 18 Feb 1968 - Greencastle Road, Laurel, Montgomery Co, MD 1
 Cause of Death: Shot himself
         Buried: 23 Feb 1968 - Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore City, MD 1 2
FamilySearch ID: GTXX-GLC
Find A Grave ID: 346796

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         Father: Benjamin Henry Becraft [569] (1907-1972)
         Mother: Catherine Virginia Mills [729] (1911-2006)

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       Marriage: Did Not Marry

Events

• 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.

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• His obituary was published in the Laurel News Leader in 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.

• He was buried at the National Cemetery Administration. BECRAFT, RICHARD E
PFC US ARMY
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/26/1941
DATE OF DEATH: 02/18/1968
BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 2728Click to view the cemetery map
BALTIMORE NATIONAL CEMETERY
5501 FREDERICK AVENUE BALTIMORE, MD 21228
(410) 644-9696.

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Burial Notes: Husband - Richard Eugene Becraft

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Plot: D 0 2728

PFC US ARMY

Sources

1 Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net.

2 gravelocator.cem.va.gov.