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Personal info

Full name
VROMAN, Benjamin Franklin
Date of birth
28 May 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Bellevue, Eaton County, Michigan
Hometown
Eaton County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36404747
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 16 72

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Vroman (father)
Laure B. (Bellar) Vroman (mother)
Pearl W. (Bartsch) Vroman (sister)
Harvey E. Vroman (brother)

More information

Sgt Vroman attended Bellevue High School and worked at Fort Custer. He was sent overseas in September 1944. He was reported wounded in action on 18 January 1945 and, after recovering, rejoined his unit.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - Battle Creek Enquirer

Photo source: Peter Schouteten