Donald H. Becker

Donald Becker was born in New Jersey on 5/2/1929 to Herman and Jennie Becker. He had an older sister Doris. The family lived in Teaneck.

Donald attended Teaneck High School (Class of 1947). He is recalled by old school friends as being tall, quiet and friendly. He was a popular young man known for his attractive smile. In the Teaneck High School Yearbook (1947) he is described as “Big Don”, who has curly brown hair and a friendly smile. He admires girls with personality and a sense of humor. He is further described as being well known and well liked. He planned on going to college and becoming a successful draftsman.

On 10/23/50 Donald enlisted in the United States Navy. When he was 24 years old, this Navy air cadet was only weeks away from completing flight training prior to heading off to fight in the Korean War. On 2/2/53 Navy air cadet Becker’s plane collided with another near Corpus Christi Air Field in Texas. He was killed instantly.

This brave Navy aviation cadet is buried in Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, NJ.

Bergen Record

1. A place of honor for fallen worriors - By Don Stancavish, The Bergen Record, Friday, May 30, 1997, p.L-1

High School Yearbook

1. 1945 Yearbook: Page 62
2. 1946 Yearbook: Page 30
3. 1947 Yearbook: Page 92

Ancestry.com

1. Donald Herman Becker - Timeline
2. 1930 United States Federal Census
3. 1940 United States Federal Census
4. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 for Donald Herman Becker
5. U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925 - 1963 for Donald Herman Becker

Pancakes and Prangs

1. 27 March (Saturday) - From: Pancakes and Prangs: Twentiety-Century Military Aircraft Accidents in Shropshire. By Thomas Thorne. Bridge Books, Wales, 2013. p. 141

Find A Grave Website

1. Donald Herman Becker
2. Headstone of Donald H. Becker