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WOODS, Benjamin F - Date of
birth
25 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Montgomery County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Sweatman, Montgomery County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34876178 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Contz-les-Bains, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 3 | 68 |
Immediate family
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Members
Claude D. Woods (father)
Edna D. (Wiggins) Woods (mother)
Agnes Woods (sister)
Bobby N. Woods (brother)
Claude D. Woods Jr. (brother)
Rose A. Woods (sister)
Thomas A. Woods (brother)
Sarah Woods (sister)
Henry P. Woods (brother)
L. Q. Woods (brother)
Mary F. Woods (sister)
Arthur L. Woods (brother)
More information
Pfc Benjamin F. Woods attended high school for four years.He enlisted in Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 4 November 1943.
He was promoted to private first class on 9 October 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Grantham Family Tree, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Ds Grantham