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RACKLEY, Bennie - Date of
birth
31 December 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34928755 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Saarlouis, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 68 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Benjamin W. Rackley (father)
Susie C. (Hester) Rackley (mother)
Linnie M. Rackley (sister)
Ivy Rackley (brother)
Dolton Rackley (brother)
Lucian A. Rackley (sister)
Oliver M. Rackley (brother)
Mary S. Rackley (wife)
More information
Pvt Bennie Rackley worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 14 July 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to the head and chest.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Julie Diane Jordan Family Tree, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - Clarion-Ledger 27 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery