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BENJAMIN, Robert Estabrook - Date of
birth
27 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11082369 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
Sindorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 61 |
Immediate family
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Members
Wallace L. Benjamin (father)
Lillian E. (Berton) Benjamin (mother)
Edith G. Benjamin (sister)
Clariba L. Benjamin (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert E. Benjamin was a photographer before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Boston, Massachusetts on 31 August 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Astrid van Erp