Individual Details
Thomas Pope Beckett
(1 Jun 1918 - 17 Jan 1983)
1930 Census. Pleasant View Twp, Macon Co, IL, Hh 148
Ralph J. Beckett, 38, married at age 21, b. IL as was the entire family, Farmer
June L., wife, 39, married at 22
John B., son, 14
Thomas P., son, 11
Virginia J., dau, 7
James R., son, 3
A Thomas P. Beckett is on World War II Navy Muster Rolls but they give little information.
The VA Master Index lists Thomas Pope Beckett, FL Cadet; Actd Spartsn Sch of Aeronautics, Tulsa, OK. Residence: blue Mound, IL. Born 1 Jun 1918. Enlisted 10 Feb 1940.
However, there is also a military stone in Hall Cemetery, Blue Mound, Macon Co, IL. Thomas P. Beckett, Col. US Army, World War II. 1918 - 1983
And I found this 1940 census. Dawson Twp, Tulsa Co, OK, US Army Air Corps Flying Cadets
Beckett, Thomas, P., age 21, b. Illinois. Lived in Blue Mound, Macon Co, IL in 1935, Flying Cadet
1950 Census. Wichita Falls, Wichita Co, TX, Hh 53
2002 Monroe
Thomas P. Becket, 31, b. IL, US Armed Forces
Brenda, wife, 30, b. England, Sales lady, Retail ladies apparel
Herald and Review, Decatur, IL, Thur. 20 Jan 1983, p.12
BLUE MOUND - Thomas Pope Becket of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Blue Mound, died Monday (Jan. 17, 1983) in his home.
Following cremation private memorial graveside services will be held at a later date, Hall Cemetery, Blue Mound....
Mr. Beckett was born in Blue Mound, son of J. Ralph and L. June Beckett. He was a retired employee of Field & Shorb in Decator and a charter member of Decatur Christ Lutheran Church. He was a colonel in the U. S. Army Air Force and wing commander of his unted in the US Air Force in World War II. He flew 27 B-17 missions over Nazi Germany and was one of the most decorated members of the 8th Air Force, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross three times plus three clusters on his air medal. A flight in which he led a formation of flying fortresses deep into Naxi Germany was reported in some detail in the August 1943 Chicago Tribune because of its devastating effect on the Nazi was effort. He married Neta King. She preceded him in death. He married Brenda Eke in 1945.
Surviving are his wife: daughters, Lisa Macko of Tampa, Fla.; Neta Jo Hendrickson of Fort Worth, Texas:brothers, John B. of Gillespie; James R. of Blue Mound; two grandchildren.
One sister preceded him in death.
Wife Brenda Beckett of 461 Independence Dr., Bradenton, FL, appliced for military headstone, 17 Mar 1983. Thomas P. Beckett served as a Colonel in the US Army Air Force, W. W. II. Born, 1918; died 1983. Burial to be Hall Cemetery, Blue Mound, IL.
Events
| Birth | 1 Jun 1918 | ||||
| Marriage | 4 Jan 1941 | Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma - Neta King | |||
| Death | 17 Jan 1983 | Manatee County, Florida |