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Personal info

Full name
BENNETT, Earl Virgil
Date of birth
26 January 1919
Age
26
Place of birth
Moran, Allen County, Kansas
Hometown
Lindsay, Tulare County, California

Military service

Service number
O1312505
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 32 28

Immediate family

Members
Harry Bennett (father)
Alta Bennett (mother)
Lillian Bennett (sister)
Charles Bennett (brother)
Ray Bennett (brother)
Jeanne R. Bennett (wife)

More information

1st Lt. Earl V. Bennett enlisted on 18 July 1942 in Sacramento, California.

He attended 4 years of high school and was employed by a public utility company in Visalia and Hanford before he enlisted.

He went overseas in October 1944, was first wounded in action on 17 January 1945 in Belgium.

Source of information: Yannick, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – U.S., Headstone and Interment Records / World War II Army Enlistment Records / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com – The Fresno Bee The Republican 21 Feb 1945 / 15 May 1945
Photo source: -, Lindsay Gazette 7 December 1945