Gillespie Life
Trio honors Becker, county’s sole Omaha Beach casualty
Following the ceremonies at the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach, roses were placed at the gravesite of PFC Elgin E. Becker, the only known serviceman from Gillespie County to be buried in France. Myra Klinksiek read the story printed in the Fredericksburg paper. Dan McGookey, a local hospice minister,