World War II and Korea
Purple Heart - Killed in Action
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Name: Bennie Bennett Jr.
Birth Date: 17 Aug 1927
Birth City: Greensboro
State Registered: North Carolina
Death Date: 15 Aug 1952
Death Country: Korea
Death Description: Killed in Action
War: Korean War
Title: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Marine Corps
Service ID: 1210965
Notes: Private First Class Bennett was a member of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on August 15, 1952. Private First Class Bennett was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll∼US Marine Corps
Korean War Veteran
1ST MAR REG WPNS CO 1 BN 1ST MAR DIV
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: WESTERN OUTPOSTS
Private First Class Bennett was a member of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on August 15, 1952.
World War II and Korea
Purple Heart - Killed in Action
______________________________________________
Name: Bennie Bennett Jr.
Birth Date: 17 Aug 1927
Birth City: Greensboro
State Registered: North Carolina
Death Date: 15 Aug 1952
Death Country: Korea
Death Description: Killed in Action
War: Korean War
Title: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Marine Corps
Service ID: 1210965
Notes: Private First Class Bennett was a member of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on August 15, 1952. Private First Class Bennett was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll∼US Marine Corps
Korean War Veteran
1ST MAR REG WPNS CO 1 BN 1ST MAR DIV
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: WESTERN OUTPOSTS
Private First Class Bennett was a member of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on August 15, 1952.
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