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CUTLER, Benjamin Morris - Date of
birth
6 September 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1031235 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 April 1945 - Place of
death
Aschaffenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 13 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Guy E. Cutler (father)
Elsie S. Cutler (mother)
Catherine M. Cutler (sister)
Bernice M. Cutler (sister)
Marilyn (Crum) Cutler (wife)
More information
1st Lt Benjamin M. Cutler joined the National Guard in Coffeyville, Kansas on 23 December 1940.He attended 1 year of college and was a clerk.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cutler Family Tree / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Doc Wilson
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Doc Wilson, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Independence High School 1936