Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Waldo W. "Junior" Becraft

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Husband Waldo W. "Junior" Becraft [3723] ¹

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           Born: 5 Jan 1927 - Johnson City, Broome, New York, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Mar 1946 - Lorraine, France 3
         Buried:  - Lorraine American (AMBC) Cemetery and Memorial, Saint Avold, Lorraine, France 3
FamilySearch ID: LN2Y-4RR
Find A Grave ID: 56652626

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         Father: Waldo William Becraft [3717] (1900-1967) 4
         Mother: Junia V Warner [3720] (1902-1938) 1

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Events

• Military: AAD, 9 Oct 1945, CP Crowder, Neosho, , MO. Army Serial Number: 42195742
Name: Becraft, Waldo W
Residence: State #23 (NY)
Residence: County 017 (Chenango)
Place of Enlistment: 7567 (CP Crowder Neosho MO)
Date of Enlistment Day: 09
Date of Enlistment Month: 10
Date of Enlistment Year: 45
Grade: Alpha Designation: PVT# (Private)
Grade: Code 8
Branch: Alpha Designation: MD# (Medical Department)
Branch: Code: 70
Term of Enlistment:3 (Enlistment for Hawaiian Department)
Longevity: ###
Source of Army Personnel:6 (Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transfered to the ERC)
Nativity: 23 (NY)
Year of Birth: 27
Race and Citizenship: 1 (White, citizen)
Education: 0 (Grammar school)
Civilian Occupation: 188 (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: 1517
Film Reel Number: 8.29#
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• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Greene Village, Chenango Co, NY. South Chenango Street
Crosby, Lewis, head, age 30, born NY, laborer, town maintenance; wife Beatrice, age 28, born OH; son, Lyman, age 1, born NY; son, Wayne, 0/12, born NY.

Becraft, Hazel, county change, age 16, born NY, from Norwich, Chenango, NY.
Becraft, Waldo, county change, age 13, born NY, from Norwich, Chenango, NY.
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Burial Notes: Husband - Waldo W. "Junior" Becraft

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Note: Entered the service from New York.

Sources

1 http://www.snowscomputer.com/Close/Generations/Generation5.htm.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Waldo W. "Junior" Becraft, person ID LN2Y-4RR.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 Larry Foley, "Foley Ancestors" (rootsweb.com).