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BENZ, Robert Charles - Date of
birth
11 July 1912 -
Age
32 -
Place of birth
Miami County, Ohio -
Hometown
Ludlow Falls, Miami County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35133164 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
81st Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
Neidersgegen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
William H. Benz (father)
Hattie V. (Shade) Benz (mother)
Kathryn V. Benz (sister)
Oscar W. Benz (brother)
Mary N. Benz (sister)
Bertha J. Benz (sister)
Grace Benz (sister)
Earnest Benz (brother)
More information
Pvt Robert C. Benz attended 1 year of high school and worked at an aircraft factory before he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 9 March 1942.
Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.org – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – soilsister/Jaap Vermeer, www.newspapers.com – Dayton Daily News, 20 December 1942