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BENDER, Paul R - Date of
birth
3 March 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33875162 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clinton Bender (father)
Lydia (Wolfgang) Bender (mother)
Lester Bender (brother)
Hildah G. Bender (sister)
Clinton E. Bender (brother)
Carrie E. Bender (sister)
Herbert G. Bender (brother)
Malcolm Bender (brother)
Lanor A. (Edwards) Bender (wife)
More information
Pvt Paul R. Bender worked as the manager of the Amoco Service Station.He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 24 January 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, Shamokin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1941
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Shamokin News Dispatch - 4 April 1945