Otto Henry Becker
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 507456
July 18, 1922
in Sanborn, MN
Heinrich “Henry” Becker (d. 1945)
Maria (Heberling) Becker
Details unknown
Farmer’s Co-Op Elevator Company
November 2, 1942
at Minneapolis, MN
August 27, 1943
from Camp Elliott, CA
June 15, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 15, 1945
Killed in action
Sanborn, MN – address of parents, Henry & Maria Becker
Service & Campaigns
Enlisted in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 2 November 1942. Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Second Recruit Battalion; outposted to 14th Replacement Battalion on 27 January 1943. Under instruction at Japanese Language School, Camp Elliott, from March through July 1943; reassigned to Infantry Battalion, same post, on 21 July 1943.
Joined Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, on 27 August 1943.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 604 (Machine Gunner)
Important Events:
February 2, 1944 – wounded in action (serious lacerations of right hand & behind right ear); exact circumstances unknown.
Evacuated to USS Bolivar same date; transferred to USS Solace on 3 February 1944.
Returned to duty with B/1/24th Marines at Camp Maui on 10 April 1944.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 604 (Machine Gunner)
Important Events:
June 15, 1944 – killed in action (artillery shrapnel); exact circumstances unknown.
June 19, 1944 – buried Plot 2, Row 3, Grave 204, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
– with Gold Star
Campaign
Roi-Namur (February 2, 1944)
Saipan (June 15, 1944)
Citation
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Becker’s decorations are in a private collection
How can I find the collector that acquried my uncles personal effects in sanborn mn. I would like a few good pictures of the medals. Thank you
Hi Danny,
I reached out to the collector and will let you know as soon as he replies.
Best,
Geoffrey
Thank you !