Vietnam War
Unit | Fighter Squadron 143 |
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Rank | Aviation Safety Mechanic Third Class U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | Linesville Pennsylvania |
Date of Death | October 2 1969 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Aviation Safety Mechanic, Third Class Beck was a member of Fighter Squadron 143, Carrier Air Wing, U.S. Navy aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64). On October 2, 1969, he was a passenger in a Grumman Greyhound Transport Aircraft (C-2A) over North Vietnam and contact was lost when the aircraft was about 10 miles from the USS CONSTELLATION. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.