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U.S. Army · United States 
Augustus Becker
1904
Augustus C. Becker served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Natural
Cause
Natural disease, unspecified
What Happened
Sergeant Augustus Becker suffered a fatal stroke while transporting an injured man to Mercy Hospital.
He had assigned as the wagon man for the night and was also responsible for driving the city ambulance. He had responded to the Chicago Great Western Railroad's roundhouse, in the area of Thomas Beck Road, and placed the injured man into the ambulance. Moments later he collapsed in the ambulance's seat. He was taken to Mercy Hospital where he died several hours later.
Sergeant Becker was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.
He had assigned as the wagon man for the night and was also responsible for driving the city ambulance. He had responded to the Chicago Great Western Railroad's roundhouse, in the area of Thomas Beck Road, and placed the injured man into the ambulance. Moments later he collapsed in the ambulance's seat. He was taken to Mercy Hospital where he died several hours later.
Sergeant Becker was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and several grown children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Des Moines Police Department
Sergeant
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