John Jacob Becker (1890 - 1918)

Born 25 Apr 1890 in Russia, Soviet Union

Ancestors

Biography

World War I veteran. He enlisted 2 Oct 1917 and served with the 346th Machine Gun Battalion, Company B. He was given an honorable discharge on 19 Jan 1918 due to a "disability."

Research Notes

• Findagrave.com's memorial for him has a photo of the headstone, but it is unreadable. It shows his death year on the memorial as 1919.The U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans shows the death year as 1918. Based on these issues, the application information was used for this profile.
• The application for his headstone states he was given an honorable discharge due to disability, but it does not specify the disability or if his death about ten months later was due to his disability. Further research is needed.

Sources

• Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 146, Mercer, North Dakota; Roll: T624_1144; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1375157.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120357596/john-j-becker : accessed 11 December 2021), memorial page for John J. Becker (25 Apr 1890–23 Oct 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120357596, citing Beulah City Cemetery, Beulah, Mercer County, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by JHonda (contributor 47138008) .
• National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: M1916, NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General.
• Montana, U.S., Military Records, 1904-1918 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021.