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HAMILTON, Ora Benjamin "Bennie" - Date of
birth
1 February 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri -
Hometown
Barton County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37512203 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
28 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 78 |
Immediate family
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Members
Aaron Hamilton (father)
Ida Mae (Corley) Hamilton (mother)
Margerete Hamilton (sister)
James F. Hamilton (brother)
Marie B. Hamilton (sister)
Gladys A. Hamilton (sister)
More information
Cpl Ora B. Hamilton enlisted at Ft Leavenworth, Kansas on 28 February 1943.His initial burial took place on Grand Failly Cemetery, Longuyon, France.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Dunnihoo Jowell Family Tree / WWII Draft Card, AAR 53rd Infantry Battalion July 1944 - May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Soilsister