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POORE, Benjamin Heyward - Date of
birth
17 December 1909 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Anderson County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Ware Shoals, Greenwood County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34896290 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
South of Jüngersdorf, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 18 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alice (McAlister) Poore (mother)
Bessie Poore (sister)
Hollis Poore (brother)
Frank Poore (brother)
James Poore (brother)
Willie Poore (brother)
Mary F. (Lusk) Poore (wife)
Martha Poore (daughter)
Jeff Poore (son)
More information
Pvt Benjamin H. Poore was a foreman before he enlisted at Camp Craft, South Carolina on 2 December 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Hannah Majewski, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Hannah Majewski - Poore Family