AJune 15 1898
The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, June 15, 1898
On The Iowa.
Cadet Beckner, of Winchester, KY., Who Is Still Under 20.
(Post Special Service.)
Lexington, KY., June 14.—Cadet John Taliaferro Beckner, is a son of Judge W. M. Beckner, of Winchester, Ky. He was born Sept. 20, 1878, entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis May 20, 1895; assigned to active duty on the Iowa June 1, 1898; has distinguished himself at the academy in mathematics; is 6 feet 2 inches tall and is quite an athlete and gymnast. His brother Seth is the First Lieutenant of Company C, Second Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, now at Chickamauga.
