Francis Scott BechtoldPrivate First ClassC CO, 3RD BN, 3RD INF RGT, 199 INF BDE Army of the United States 20 November 1947 - 17 February 1968 Churchville, New York Panel 39E Line 069 |
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The database page for Francis Scott Bechtold
"Scott left his jacket here," said my mother after a neighborhood sandlot football game in our side yard. Scott - we all called him Scott, not Francis - was a great athlete, and difficult to tackle. Too bad Churchville-Chili didn't field a football team back then. He would've starred. I can still see Scott and Rog lining up at the Johnston mailbox and racing to Rog's driveway, about 100 yards away. Scott also liked to ride motorcycles, and enjoyed playing tennis. He was soft-spoken and just an all-around great guy. His sister gave me the picture after he was killed in VN. I know that everybody misses him and Jimmy Widener, who also attended Churchville-Chili and was killed in Vietnam.
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is a friend, Ronnie Johnston Rr 6 Box 79, Marietta, Ohio 45750 ronjohnston45750@yahoo.com 18 Feb 2003 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Last updated 08/05/2005