FINE ARTS
Competition for LIFE!

Vet Is Honored
Fifty Years Later

ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Jack Beck is proud of his accom-
plishments during World War II,
and his sons grew up hearing sto-
ries about their father's exploits
in Burma. So they, according to
Mr. Beck, pushed him into ap-
plying for a 50-year-old medal
from the Republic of China (Tai-
wan).
The medal, one of 500 award-
ed late last year by the Taiwan
government, commemorates the
efforts of Allied forces to drive the
Japanese out of China during
World War II. The award brought
back many memories for Mr.
Beck, now of West Bloomfield.

MICHIGAN JEWISH AIDS COMMON

MJAC is...

MJAC and The Jewish News invite students in 6th-12th
grades to enter our first FINE ARTS COMPETITION.

The winning entry will be selected and reproduced as the design for our

MJAC Tribute Card.

Entries will be displayed at a reception honoring all entrants at the

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Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association April 21, 1996, from 2-4 pm.

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To Enter:

Create a work of art related to AIDS
and its affect on our community.

Requirements:

Fine Arts Competition
OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM:

Cut out and attach to the back of your entry.

Your artwork must be black and white. It
must be 10nx12ll in size, with a poster-
board backing. Print your name on the
back of your artwork and attach an
entry form as well.

Name

Address

City

Deadline:

State/Zip

All works must be recieved by

Phone

March 15, 1996 at the offices of MJAC,
21550 W. 12 Mile Rd.,
Southfield, MI 48076.

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Prizes:

Jack Beck and the Chinese War
Memorial Medal.

A January 1943 graduate of
Detroit's Northern High School,
Mr. Beck and friend Iry Mahlin
enlisted in the U.S. Army in
March 1943. At first Mr. Beck
served in the horse calvary, but
eventually was sent to join Mer-
rell's Marauders in the jungles
and mountains of Burma in 1945.
More than 80 percent of the
3,300-man unit were killed or
wounded during the war. Mr.
Beck served with the Marauders
for two-three months before they
were disbanded and re-formed
into the Mars Task Force. Mars
included Chinese and Burmese
soldiers.
In the waning days of the war,
the troops pushed the Japanese
out of Burma and back into Chi-
na. "It was quite a hike over the
Himalaya Mountains," Mr. Beck
said.
Mr. Beck did not escape un-
scathed. He was awarded the
Purple Heart for knife wounds
and a bullet that he still carries
in his leg. He also was given the
Bronze Star and other awards.
He maintains ties with his
fellow Marauders and Mars vet-
erans through organizational re-
unions and letters.
After the war, Mr. Beck re-
turned to his native Detroit and
worked as a district circulation
manager for the Detroit Times,
News and Free Press. He now
owns Base Line Metals in Detroit.
He and his wife Sarah Lee have
three sons and a grandchild. ❑

Michigan Jewish Aids Coalition

21550 West 12 Mile Road
Southfield, Michigan 48076
(810) 356-2123

Grand Prize: $100 gift certificate
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1st Prize: $50 Miller's Art Supply
gift certificate
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Winning entries become the property of MJAC. Other entries

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