PVT Paul A Benson Jr. (1927-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial

PVT Paul A Benson Jr. Veteran

Birth

22 Jul 1927

Kansas, USA

Death

26 Feb 1945 (aged 17)

Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shichō, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Burial

Highland Park Cemetery

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section 8 (flagpole)

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KILLED IN ACTION

BENSON, PAUL, PVT, KIA, IWO JIMA, 26th MARINES, USMC

He appears here with his parents:
1930/ Kansas/ Wyandotte
h/ Paul A Benson, 26y b.KS, occ: Mechanic/Automobile
w/ Florence A Benson, 21y b.KS
d/ Lois Benson, 5y b.KS
s/ Paul A Benson Jr, 2y 8mos b.KS
mother/ Grace Bengtson, 53y b.KS, Wd
brother/ Arlo E Bengtson, 19y b.KS, occ: Salesman/Ice
sister/ Grace Bengtson, 14y b.KS
residence: 3216 Delavan, KCK

He appears here with his mother and stepfather:
1940/ Kansas/ Wyandotte
h/ Albert Placke, 29y b.MO, G8, occ: Usher/Railroad Depot
w/ Florence Placke, 32y b.KS, G8
d/ Patricia Placke, 2y b.KS
stepdaughter/ Lois Benson, 15y b.KS, H-1
stepson/ Paul Benson, 12y b.KS, G6
residence in 1935: same place
residence: KCK

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KANSAS
PVT 26 REGT USMC 5 DIV
WORLD WAR II

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Parents

Florence A. Placke

1907–1973

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