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Personal info

Full name
SCHULZ, Benjamen Luther
Date of birth
18 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Quincy, Grant County, Washington
Hometown
Grant County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39382530
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
Ondenval, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 12 27

Immediate family

Members
Johann Schulz (father)
Maria (Doering) Schulz (mother)
Hilda T. Schulz (sister)
Paul Schulz (brother)
Walter G. Schulz (brother)
Saloma Schulz (sister)
Gerhardt E. Schulz (brother)
Alvin R. Schulz (brother)
Fred Schulz (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Benjamen 'Bennie' Schulz served in North Africa and landed in France on D-Day. He was awarded the Purple Heart the first time for wounds received in action in France, July 1944. He was wounded before in Bizerte, North Africa.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, Dwight Needens

Photo source: Dwight Needens, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet