Carl D. Beck Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Carl D. Beck

State of Birth:

MO

Home State:

GA

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1963

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

H Company, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Location of Service

United States; France; Holland; Belgium; Germany

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion), Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne

Highest Rank

Master Sergeant

Service History Note

During World War II, veteran served on D-Day (1944); was located in Holland (9/17/1944); was in the Belgium Ardennes during the Battle for Bastogne (1944-1945); and was located in Central Germany (1945). Veteran sustained combat/service-related injuries, but it is not clear from which war.

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1963

Branch of Service

Army

Location of Service

United States; Europe; Saudi Arabia; Iran

Highest Rank

Master Sergeant

Service History Note

Beck indicates that he served during the Korean War, but not in Korea. Veteran sustained combat/service-related injuries, but it is not clear from which war.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: MiniDV [2 items] -- Oral history interview

Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy

Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Interviewer:

Annette Fromm

Contributor:

Gregory Hansen

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/01985

Subjects:

Beck, Carl D.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Carl D. Beck Collection
(AFC/2001/001/01985), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress