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name
BENT, Bertram L - Date of
birth
19 May 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Wyoming -
Hometown
Hot Springs County, Wyoming
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37709749 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Machine Gunner -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Samuel W. Bent (father)
Lena Bent (mother)
Ida M. Bent (sister)
Amy M. Bent (wife)
Rien A. Bent (daughter)
Don L. Bent (son)
More information
Pvt. Bertram L. Bent graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1938.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, wwiimemorial, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Tracey Kinnaman - Hot Springs County Library; Bert (nephew)