Befford, Ernest, 1SG

Deceased

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
First Sergeant

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
1745-Light Weapons Infantry Leader

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1954-1955, 4745, 77th Special Forces Group

Service Years
1950 - 1972

Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Massachusetts

Year of Birth
1935

This Military Service Page was created/owned by MAJ Ashley Miller (Brian) to remember Befford, Ernest, 1SG.

If you knew or served with this Soldier and have additional information or photos to support this Page, please leave a message for the Page Administrator(s) HERE.

Contact Info

Home Town Ware	Last Address Born in Ware, MA Died in Selma, AL
Date of Passing Apr 05, 2007

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

1953-1953, 4745, A Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry

From Month/Year - / 1953	To Month/Year - / 1953
Unit A Company Unit Page
Rank Private	MOS 4745-Rifleman
Base, Fort or City Pork Chop Hill	State/Country Korea

Patch	A Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Details

	Type Infantry
	Parent Unit 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry	Strength Battalion
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jul 20, 2018

Memories For This Unit
Worst Moment Was one of only six survivors in his unit. He was 17 years old. After the battle he was diagnosed with "Shell Shock". He was given one day of bed rest and returned to the front line.	Chain of Command Richard Thomas Shea, Jr 1LT, IN, US Army MoH Recipient (Posthumous)

Yearbook

My Photos For This Unit

No Available Photos

6 Members Also There at Same Time

A Company

Hovey, Howard Cleasby, M/SGT, (1943-1953)	IN	1745	Master Sergeant
Van Saders, Samuel, SGT, (1953-1954)	IN	1745	Sergeant
Phy, Herman Raymond, Cpl, (1952-1954)	IN	4745	Corporal
Williams, McKinley, PFC, (1953-1954)	IN	4745	Private First Class
Williams, Willie Vernon, PFC, (1951-1953)	IN	4745	Private First Class
Shea, Richard Thomas, 1LT, (1944-1953)	IN	1542	First Lieutenant