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GUDAITIS, Benjamin - Date of
birth
8 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11102895 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
230th Field Artillery Battalion,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Gahlen-Hunxe, south of Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 9 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Peter G. Gudaitis (father)
Therese B. (Kuncas) Gudaitis (mother)
Anthony Gudaitis (brother)
Peter P. Gudaitis (brother)
Charles C. Gudaitis (brother)
Joseph Gudaitis (brother)
Alela R. Gudaitis (sister)
More information
Pvt Benjamin Gudaitis attended four years of high school and was employed at Winchester Repeating Arms Company.He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 27 November 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Gudaitis Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Peter B Gudaitis.