Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
Name | Benson, John W. | |
Birth | 28 Jun 1918 | Illinois ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Reference Number | BENS.J002 | |
Military Service | World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army [3] | |
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United States Army |
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Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955. |
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955. |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia |
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World War II (1939-1945) |
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Death | 26 Jun 1975 [1, 4] | |
Burial | 9 Feb 2000 | Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois ![]() |
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Headstone, Benson, Viola M. and John W. |
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Person ID | I2625 | Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants |
Last Modified | 12 Dec 2024 |
Father | Benson, Everett Ernest, b. 4 May 1885, Indiana ![]() | |
Mother | Fulk, Eliza Ann, b. 15 Jun 1890, Illinois ![]() ![]() | |
Marriage | Y [2, 5, 6, 7] | |
Family ID | F1836 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Barnett, Viola Mae, b. 9 Nov 1926, Noble, Richland County, Illinois ![]() ![]() | |||
Marriage | 15 Jan 1944 [8, 9] | |||
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Family ID | F1851 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
Last Modified | 31 Jan 2023 |
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