Name |
House, Benjamin Franklin 'Ben' |
![Military Draft Registration Index Card, World War I, House, Benjamin Military Draft Registration Index Card, World War I, House, Benjamin](documents/thumb_Military%20Draft%20Registration%20Index%20Card%2C%20House%2C%20Benjamin%2C%20World%20War%20I.jpg) |
Military Draft Registration Index Card, World War I, House, Benjamin
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Birth |
15 Apr 1895 |
Jasper County, Illinois [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
HOUS.B001 |
_FGRAVE |
42235650 |
Military Service |
World War I, Private, Company C, 4th Ammunition Trains, 4th Division [3] |
- Private, U.S. Army, Field Artillery
World War I Veteran
Company C, 4th Ammunition Train, Trains, 4th Division
World War 1 Victory Medal with "Aisne-Marne," "St. Mihiel," "Meuse-Argonne," and "Defensive Sector" Battle Clasps
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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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United States Army
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World War I
(1914 - 1918)
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4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army
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4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army
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No Rank Insignia
Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
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Death |
28 Feb 1990 |
Comfort Retirement and Nursing Home, Layfayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana |
Burial |
Goodland Cemetery, Goodland, Newton County, Indiana [1] |
![Headstone, House, Marguerite and Ben F. Headstone, House, Marguerite and Ben F.](headstones/thumb_Headstone%2C%20House%2C%20Marguerite%20and%20Ben%20F.jpg) |
Headstone, House, Marguerite and Ben F.
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![Headstone, House, Marguerite and Ben F. Headstone, House, Marguerite and Ben F.](img/headstones_thumb.png) |
Headstone, House, Marguerite and Ben F.
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Person ID |
I746 |
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, House - Musgrove Benjamin Franklin 'Ben' House and Gladys Ruth Musgrove Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants |
Last Modified |
11 Apr 2024 |