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Personal info

Full name
BENSON, George Washington
Date of birth
28 March 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Dodge County, Georgia
Hometown
Bleckley County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34570743
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 26

Immediate family

Members
Dowey W. Benson (father)
Alice L. Benson (mother)
Bobbie L. Benson (brother)
Victor T. Benson (brother)
Marvin B. Benson (brother)
Carrie M. Benson (sister)

More information

Pfc George W. Benson worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 4 November 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Gillen Family Tree / 1930 census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Astrid van Erp