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BENTON, Mack - Date of
birth
unknown -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Branchville, Bamberg County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6396975 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Benton (father)
Martha Benton (mother)
Vertis V. Benton (wife)
More information
Pvt Mack Benton joined the regular army on 5 December 1939. He worked in a grain mill before he joined the army.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen, www.abmc.gov, 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, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton
Photo source: Peter Schouteten