Scope and Contents Beck (b. 1922) was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to a military family. He attended Utah State University prior to enlisting in the Navy. He received his basic training in San Diego and attended hospital corps school in Balboa Park. He served on the staff of Long Beach Naval Hospital before being assigned to a CVE 96, USS Salamaua. He later served at a military hospital on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd.