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name
WARD, Benjamin F - Date of
birth
25 May 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Troup County, Georgia -
Hometown
Troup County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
06973076 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
701st Tank Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Boslar, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Amos N. Ward (father)
Nellie (Mapp) Ward (mother)
More information
S/Sgt Benjamin F. Ward enlisted on 18 September 1939.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten