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Personal info

Full name
BANDY, Benton Tatum
Date of birth
10 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Hometown
Leflore County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
O1324818
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Goesdorf-Dahl, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 1 64

Immediate family

Members
William B. Bandy (father)
Emma S. Bandy (mother)
William B. Bandy (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Benton T. Bandy attended the North Carolina State College in 1942 before he enlisted.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort McPherson, Atlanta Georgia on 25 November 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com