Frederick Becton
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 29 years ago |
Date of birth | May 15,1908 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Des Arc |
Arkansas | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 25,1995 |
Died | Wynnewood |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Books | The ship that would not die |
Awards | Navy Cross |
Silver Star | |
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1749734 |
Frederick Becton Life story
Rear Admiral Frederick Julian Becton was a decorated United States Navy officer. He is probably best remembered for commanding the destroyer USS Laffey in World War II during an intense Japanese kamikaze attack.