World War, 1939-1945

This is a photograph of a bed and chair from the room that Richard Beckman stayed in while stationed in England during World War II.

From left: Louis Kipperman, Richard Beckman, Lt. Bradford, and Wilbur "Willie" Wagner pose for a photograph in Salisbury, England during World War II.

From left to right, Milton Kroll, Bea Kroll, Rosemary Beckman, and Richard Beckman pose in front of a statue in Battle Creek, Michigan. They were in Battle Creek while Milton Kroll and Richard Beckman were stationed at Fort Custer waiting to go overseas to England during World War II.

Richard Beckman with his wife, Rosemary at Fort Custer, Michigan where Richard Beckman was stationed during World War II.

Street view of a flat in Oxford, England during World War II. The address given is 24 Wellington Square, Oxford. Richard Beckman, an agent in the United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment, lived here during the war.

This is a photograph of the Service Club at night at Fort Custer, Michigan during World War II.

Richard Beckman poses in an intersection conducting traffic control during basic training at Fort Custer, Michigan.

Richard Beckman poses outside the Hart Hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Richard Beckman poses for a photo in uniform while at Basic Training with the United States Army at Camp Dodge in Johnson, Iowa.

Soldiers in the Criminal Investigations School section 11 who lived in the lower floor barracks 2446 at Fort Custer, Michigan pose for a photograph. Richard Beckman is in the front row, first from right. All others are unknown.