Jack Wallace Beckham was born July 21, 1921, a son of Uvie James and Florence (Garretson) Beckham Sr.
During WWII, he served in USMC squadron VMD-154 at Camp Elrod, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) in the South Pacific. His brother, Uvie James "U.J." Beckham served with him in this same unit. At Camp Elrod, Jack was the NCOIC of Ground Defense. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1964 as a 1st Sgt.
Beckham then worked at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, CA. After retiring to Hemet, CA, he attended Mt. San Jancinto College.
Jack Beckham and his wife, Terry, were the parents of three children: Jack, Richard, and Terry.
During WWII, he served in USMC squadron VMD-154 at Camp Elrod, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) in the South Pacific. His brother, Uvie James "U.J." Beckham served with him in this same unit. At Camp Elrod, Jack was the NCOIC of Ground Defense. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1964 as a 1st Sgt.
Beckham then worked at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, CA. After retiring to Hemet, CA, he attended Mt. San Jancinto College.
Jack Beckham and his wife, Terry, were the parents of three children: Jack, Richard, and Terry.
Jack Wallace Beckham was born July 21, 1921, a son of Uvie James and Florence (Garretson) Beckham Sr.
During WWII, he served in USMC squadron VMD-154 at Camp Elrod, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) in the South Pacific. His brother, Uvie James "U.J." Beckham served with him in this same unit. At Camp Elrod, Jack was the NCOIC of Ground Defense. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1964 as a 1st Sgt.
Beckham then worked at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, CA. After retiring to Hemet, CA, he attended Mt. San Jancinto College.
Jack Beckham and his wife, Terry, were the parents of three children: Jack, Richard, and Terry.
During WWII, he served in USMC squadron VMD-154 at Camp Elrod, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) in the South Pacific. His brother, Uvie James "U.J." Beckham served with him in this same unit. At Camp Elrod, Jack was the NCOIC of Ground Defense. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1964 as a 1st Sgt.
Beckham then worked at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, CA. After retiring to Hemet, CA, he attended Mt. San Jancinto College.
Jack Beckham and his wife, Terry, were the parents of three children: Jack, Richard, and Terry.
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