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BENSON, Harry Ward Jr - Date of
birth
25 May 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Susquehanna, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33611464 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
168th Engineer Combat Battalion
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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
Near St. Goar, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 58 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry W. Benson Sr. (father)
Laura A. (Beavan) Benson (mother)
Helen L. Benson (sister)
Grace E. Benson (sister)
Emily C. Benson (sister)
Lillian J. (Clift) Benson (wife)
Dayle Benson (daughter)
More information
Pvt Harry W. Benson Jr. graduated from Susquehanna High school and attended Drexel Institute for one year before he enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 29 September 1943. He was sent overseas in 1944.Information received by his parents from the Lieutenant commanding his company, was that Pvt Benson was last seen crossing the Rhine River. The War Department notified his parents that he left St. Goar, Germany about 2 o'clock on the morning of his death.
He is remembered at the Evergreen Cemetery in Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
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 / Darling Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton / SueMac - The Times Tribune Scranton, Pennsylvania - 24 July 1945 / Elizabeth, Press and Sun Bulletin - July 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Louxembourg American Cemetery / Paul R, www.ancestry.com - Daniel Campanelli