Bennett, Ferman L.

1927 - 1975  (47 years)

• Name	Bennett, Ferman L.
  Birth	5 Dec 1927  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BENN.F001
  _FGRAVE	12684166
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Company B, 4th Infantry Regiment, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on April 23, 1946 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty Of Automotive Mechanic (014). Departed the U.S. on August 14, 1946 bound for The Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Company B, 4th Infantry Regiment. Honorably discharged as a Private on April 29, 1947 at The Separation Center, Fort Lawton, Washington. Earned the WWII victory medal. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2112651
  		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,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Bennett, Ferman L. (1927-1975) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		4th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Fort Lawton, Seattle, Washington
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Bennett, Ferman L. (1927-1975)
  Death	29 Mar 1975  [1]
  Burial	Elliott Cemetery, Elliott, Ford County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Bennett, Ferman L.
  		Headstone, Bennett, Ferman L.
  Person ID	I43200	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	?, D.D.
  Family ID	F16749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elliott Cemetery, Elliott, Ford County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13558] findagrave.com, Headstone, Bennett, Ferman L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12684166/ferman-l.-bennett), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15024] World War II Honoree, Ferman L. Bennett, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2112651) (Reliability: 2).