Alaska Highway, Company A. Born: 29 November 1913, Madison, South Dakota. Died: 4 July 1956, Madison, South Dakota. Enlisted: 4 February 1942, Ft Snelling, Minnesota. Discharged: 7 December 1945. Education: one year college. Occupation: sales clerk in retail grocery store. Mother: Gertrude Schlottman Becker (1881-1958). Father: Henry Fred Becker, wholesale grocery salesman (1878-1946).