Elmer Eugene Bennett
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 478909
September 16, 1918
in Wheeling, WV
Raymond Henson “RH” Bennett
Maude Lee (Burdette) Bennett
Details unknown
Construction laborer
Don J. Byrum, Inc.
October 12, 1942
at Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 1942
from HQ Battalion, New River
June 29, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 29, 1944
Killed in action
Rural Route 1, Bridgeport, Ohio – address of mother, Mrs. Maude Bennett
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at New River, North Carolina; organization unknown. Outposted to Charlie Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) on 12 December 1942.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 29, 1944 – killed in action (shrapnel wounds, left side); exact circumstances unknown
July 1, 1944 – buried in Plot 3, Row 12, Grave 734, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (June 29, 1944)
Citation
Elmer is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, West Virginia.
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