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Personal info

Full name
INGHAM, Benjamin Lee
Date of birth
9 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming
Hometown
San Diego County, California

Military service

Service number
39711826
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 October 1944
Place of death
Northern outskirts of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 69

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin W. Ingham (father)
Erma C. (Lee) Ingham (mother)
Marian L. Ingham (sister)

More information

Pvt Benjamin L. Ingham enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 28 September 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Day-Sevigny Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet