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Personal info

Full name
BENSON, Edward J Jr
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Rensselaer County, New York

Military service

Service number
42176143
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 2 67

Immediate family

Members
Edward J. Benson (father)

More information

Edward J. Benson enlisted on 25 July 1944 at New York City, New York.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, archives.gov

Photo source: Peter Schouteten