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Personal info

Full name
BENICH, Mark J
Date of birth
25 October 1910
Age
33
Place of birth
Midland, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33038876
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Light Mortar Crewman
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 September 1944
Place of death
Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 27 49

Immediate family

Members
Marko Benich (father)
Catherine Benich (mother)
Anna Benich (sister)
Nick Benich (brother)
George S. Benich (brother)
Mary Benich (sister)
Frank J. Benich (brother)
Kathryn F. Benich (sister)

More information

Pfc Mark J. Benich attended high school for 1 year before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 13 May 1941.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII / Carter James, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten