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Personal info

Full name
HARBISON, Ben Franklin "Benjamin"
Date of birth
13 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Phalanx, Trumbull County, Ohio
Hometown
Newton Falls, Trumbull County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35927399
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rehaupal or Jussarupt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 19 65

Immediate family

Members
Thomas R. Harbison (father)
Anna May (Pidgeon) Harbison (mother)
Thelma L. Harbison (sister)
Ella J. Harbison (sister)

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Summit County Ohio Marriage Records 1840-1980 / 36thID-roster-part-2.pdf / 142ndaar-.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy"Anderson