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BENEDICT, Frank - Date of
birth
22 December 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio -
Hometown
Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35029981 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
6th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 January 1945 - Place of
death
Diekirch, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jospeh Benedict (father)
Caroline (Skolaris) Benedict (mother)
Mary Benedict (sister)
Joseph Benedict (brother)
Cataline Benedict (sister)
Edward P. Benedict (brother)
Edith Benedict (sister)
George Benedict (brother)
Albert Benedict (brother)
Eleanor Benedict (sister)
Ethel Benedict (wife)
More information
Sgt Frank Benedict worked at the Lakewood Nursery before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 13 October 1941.
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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Lasky Liss Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton / Cathy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper, www.newspapers.com - The Cleveland Press - 15 February 1945