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FOLAND, Benjamin George - Date of
birth
10 December 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Belgrade, Nance County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Timber Creek, Nance County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39546505 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 10 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles M. Foland (father)
Ona B. (White) Foland (mother)
Harvey V. Foland (brother)
Madeline A. (Conover) Foland (wife)
More information
Benjamin Foland was married to Madeline Anna Conover on 20 August 1939. She died on 5 January 1940.He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 1 December 1942.
Source of information: Tjarco Schuurman, Ralph Peeters, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - Santa Ana Register 6 January 1940
Photo source: Tjarco Schuurman, www.findagrave.com - Charles Lewis Beal