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CARDIN, Benjamin R - Date of
birth
18 March 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Champlain, Clinton County, New York -
Hometown
Champlain, Clinton County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42120251 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Oliver Cardin (father)
Etta (Methot) Cardin (mother)
Lawrence Cardin (brother)
Warren Cardin (brother)
More information
Pfc Benjamin R. Cardin attended Champlain High School where he played basketball. He was employed by Sheridan Iron Works as a machinist.He was slightly wounded in action on the Germany front on 1 April 1945 near Paderborn and died eight days later.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, Margaret E. Munson-Quilles, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The North Countryman - 10 May 1945