Blanchard Beck

Who gives his life
for his country
gives all
Blanchard Beck
Fort Sheridan
1917
In grateful remembrance
of his
loyalty and patriotism,
the children
of the Swift School
plant this tree
Nov. 11, 19__
This plaque is just south of the one for John C.F. Ricklefs that I talked about last year. There’s no 80-year-old tree by this plaque, either.