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Personal info

Full name
BENJAMIN, Joseph L
Date of birth
1918
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
6907581
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grand Bois, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 2 21

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S.,
Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://75thdivisiondad.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten