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Personal info

Full name
BENSON, Samuel Houston
Date of birth
3 August 1914
Age
31
Place of birth
Missouri
Hometown
Potosi, Washington County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37635006
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
18 December 1945
Place of death
5 km Northeast of Lauterbourg, Alsace, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Jessie J. Benson (father)
Mabel F. Benson (mother)
Mary F. Benson (sister)
Pearl Benson (wife)
Helen R. Benson (daughter)
Peggy A. Benson (daughter)
Marian C. Benson (daughter)
James M. Benson (son)
Lindell C. Benson (son)

More information

Pvt Samuel H. Benson enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri in 14 March 1944. He was a miner before he enlisted.

Pvt Benson went Missing in Action on 17 December 1944 and was officialy declared dead on 18 December 1945.

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

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - mdstudey