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NAME Oree Charles Beck |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 286138 |
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UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston Cook |
HOME OF RECORD Heidelberg, MS |
NEXT OF KIN Parents, George & Inez Beck |
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DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1920 at Collins, MS |
ENTERED SERVICE June 22, 1940 at New Orleans, LA |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 |
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REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Assistant Cook Oree C. Beck was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait. Beck’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Assistant Cook |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
Biography:
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Comment from Jill Mcright
30 June 2016
This is my uncle, if anyone has further information, please contact me.