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BENNETT, Eugene Downey - Date of
birth
9 October 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio -
Hometown
New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35238215 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
12 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Hupperdange, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 88 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert J. Bennett (father)
Pauline F. (Downey) Bennett (mother)
Dorothy I. Bennett (sister)
More information
Pfc Eugene D. Bennett graduated from New Lexington High School and attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio for two years.He enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 24 July 1944. He was sent overseas in December 1944.
He died to the effects of artillery shell fragments, received five days earlier.
He is remembered at the New Lexington Cemetery in New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Stewart Counter Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Baack, New Lexington High School 1940