Person:John Beno (1)

From the St Wenceslaus history book an account written by his daughter:

John Beno, my father, came to the United States from Moravia in 1914. He joined the US Army in Illinois, served in World War I, and was discharged at Fort Vancouver, Washington. My father learned of the Czech settlement and Catholic parish in Scappoose, moved there, and felt at home. He came to church, met Mary Fischer, and they married on May 12, 1919. They purchased a home and acreage on the same road as the Fischer family, now known as the Old Portland Road. I was born in November, 1921, and my brother Joseph in July, 1923. As children 21at home we learned the Czech language. We attended St. Frederic Catholic School in St. Helens, and then graduated from Scappoose High School. Our lives were centered on the church: Mass, devotions, rosary, picnics, basket socials, dances, and card parties for young and old. My mother died in 1940, and my father re-married and moved to St. Helens. He worked in the lumber mill there until retirement. He died in 1994 at the age of 99.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} John Beno, in Find A Grave.
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 United States. World War II Draft Registration Cards.

   Born in Bohemia on 20 Mar 1895. Married to Bessie Beno. Listed as working for Pacific Lumber Inspections in St. Helens, OR
   
   "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-2MXH : 13 October 2017), John Beno, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

3. ↑ United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).

   Birth in Studlov, Moravia, Austria on 20 Mar 1895
   Working as a farm laborer.
   He had declared his intention to naturalize.
   Listed as medium height, slender build, blue eyes, brown hair.
   
   "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6D9-KW3 : 13 March 2018), John Beno, 1917-1918; citing Cook County no 1, Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,504,100.

4.   Larry Rocha, and Nancy Rocha. Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church Centennial History Book. (2011).
5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 United States. Veterans Administration Master Index 1917-1940: VA Master Index. (Veterans Bureau (Veterans Administration)).

   Event Type: Military Service
   Name: John Beno
   Event Date: 9 Jan 1919
   Event Place: Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon, United States
   Event Place (Original): City of Scappoose, Oregon
   Residence Place: Scappoose, Oregon
   Birth Date: 20 Mar 1895
   
   Card reads
   
   Beno John
   Cook 8th Sq 1st Prov Regt
   ASAP
   Scappoose Oregon
   sn 864 814
   born 3/20/95
   enl 9/7/17
   dis 1/9/19
   
   Affiliate Film Number: 15A
   Affiliate Publication Number: 76193916
   Affiliate Publication Title: Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917 - 1940
   Digital Folder Number: 105124149
   Image Number: 02684
   
   Citing this Record
   "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC8-QHZZ : 17 October 2019), John Beno, 9 Jan 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

6. ↑ Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. New York City, New York, United States. Ellis Island/Port of New York Records.

   The ship manifest indicates he is 18, travelling on the Friedrich der Grosse from Bremen and that he is going to join his brother-in-law? Jan Valenta at 338 Bernhard Ave, Cudahy, WI
   Nationality : Austria, Bohemian
   Last Place of Residence : Scudlow, Moravia