Timeline
Birth- 1918
Massachusetts
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 26 years
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Conflict Period
World War II
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Serial Number
31459701
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 30 Mar 1944-Age: 26 years
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Ft Devens Massachusetts
Residence
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Level Of Education
2 years of high school
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Occupation
Skilled painters, construction and maintenance
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Army Service: Medals
Purple Heart
Army Service: MOS
Stevedore
Army Service: Enlistment
30 Mar 1944
Army Service: Casualty Date
29 Jan 1945
Army Service: Major Unit
492nd Port Battalion
Army Service: Unit
231st Port Company
Army Service: WWII Theater
South Pacific
Army Service: Rank
TEC5
Death- 29 Jan 1945-Age: 27 years
Guadalcanal
USS Serpens explosion
Burial- 15 Jan 1949
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Other Facts
Full Name
Alec Beskosty
Source Information
Source Film Reel Number
3.166
Source Box Number
0444
