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Personal info

Full name
HADWIN, Benjamin Thomas
Date of birth
21 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36965341
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 January 1945
Place of death
North of Konzen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 17 19

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Hadwin (father)
Josephine (Gordon) Hadwin (mother)
Doris Hadwin (sister)
Betty J. (Reneker) Hadwin (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Michigan, Marriage Records / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Yearbook Photo 1941