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BENNETT, Willie Aiken - Date of
birth
4 July 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Varnville, Hampton County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Varnville, Hampton County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34010289 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William H. Bennett (father)
Cornelia (Smith) Bennett (mother)
Ada Bennett (sister)
Carl Bennett (brother)
Harold Bennett (brother)
Ernestine Bennett (sister)
Lucille Bennett (sister)
Dorothy M. Bennett (sister)
Rosa (Nettles) Bennett (wife)
Carroll W. Bennett (son)
More information
Pfc Willie A. Bennett enlisted at Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina on 11 January 1941.He attended one year of high school.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, 1910/1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, Sandra Moseley Whittaker (niece)
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Sandra Moseley Whittaker (niece)