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BENYA, Matthew - Date of
birth
3 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33410502 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Utweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 29 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael Benya (father)
Catherine (Vavrek) Benya (mother)
Michael Benya (brother)
Mary Benya (sister)
John Benya (brother)
Andrew Benya (brother)
Katherine Benya (sister)
Helen M. Benya (sister)
Margaret Benya (sister)
More information
Sgt Matthew Benya is remembered at Saint John’s Cemetery at Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Margaret Holmes, www.findagrave.com - Caring Graver, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / David Benya Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Caring Graver, www.ancestry.com - David Benya