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Personal info

Full name
RINARD, Benjamin J
Date of birth
15 December 1925
Age
18
Place of birth
Virginia
Hometown
Frederick County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33845385
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 November 1944
Place of death
South of Jungersdorf, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 2 64

Immediate family

Members
Samuel J. Rinard (father)
Grace E. (Dinges) Rinard (mother)
Ralph M. Rinard (brother)
Margart L. Rinard (sister)
Anton W. Rinard (brother)

More information

Pvt Benjamin J. Rinard enlisted in Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 14 March 1944. He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - McDonald Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ronnie McDonald