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BENTSON, Gordon Kenneth - Date of
birth
3 June 1908 -
Age
36 -
Place of birth
St. Louis County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37542021 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Messenger -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
13 December 1944 - Place of
death
In de vicinity of Soultz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Haakon A. Bentson (father)
Emma (Amundsen) Bentson (mother)
Harold C. Bentson (brother)
Vivian M. Bentson (sister)
Gwendolyn O. (Phariss ) Bentson (wife)
More information
Cpl Gordon K. Bentson was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Hochfelden, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, - 1920/1930/1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Record, Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html, - Unit Journal for December 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-409-e-by-name.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com