Clarence Victor Beckley

Vintage oval portrait of Private C. V. Beckley from Bordulac, North Dakota.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Paynesville, MN


County:
Foster

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company A, 116th Field Signal Battalion
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, Sept. 22, 1918, at Field Hospital, St. Angnias, Noyers, France.

Buried in St. Angnias, Noyers, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Nov. 3, 1920, and buried at Paynesville, Minn.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 1, page 214 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Paynesville, Minn., Feb. 17, 1897, of American-Canadiaan parents. Occupation - garage man. Enlisted at Minneapolis, Minn., on June 4, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in 15th Service Company, Signal Corps, to Aug. 12, 1918; August Automatic Replacement Draft, Fort Leavenworh, to Sept. 6, 1918; Company A, 116th Field Signal Battalion, to death. Overseas from Aug. 17, 1918, to death.