| Grave marker for Walter C. Beckwith in Saint Anthony's
Roman Catholic Cemetery, Farnham (Erie county), Pennsylvania.
Walter enlisted in the Army at Pittsburgh, PA on 26 July
1944 but it was not until 5 April 1945 that he began foreign service.
Pfc
Beckwith was assigned to Hq 2nd, 508th PIR in Frankfurt, Germany until
his return to the U.S. in 1946. He was
discharged at Fort Dix, NJ on 15 August 1946.
On 13 May 1950, Walter took advantage of the bonus
offered to WWII era veterans and received a total of $245 based on his
domestic and foreign service periods. |
