Benson, William Wallace, Maj

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Major

Last Primary MOS
0702-Air Defense Officer

Last MOSGroup
Air Defense

Primary Unit
1942-1942, 0702, 6th Defense Bn

Service Years
1918 - 1942

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Personal Details

Home State

Massachusetts

Year of Birth
1901

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Casualty Info

Home Town Springfield	Last Address Springfield

Casualty Date Jun 04, 1942
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds	Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Midway Islands	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii	Wall/Plot Coordinates MIA

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	2016, World War II Fallen

1933-1937, MarDet USS Brooklyn (CL-40)

From Month/Year - / 1933	To Month/Year - / 1937
Unit MarDet USS Brooklyn (CL-40) Unit Page
Rank First Lieutenant	MOS Not Specified
Base, Station or City Forces Afloat	State/Country United States

Patch	MarDet USS Brooklyn (CL-40) Details
	Light Cruiser
	Type MSG/Security
	Parent Unit MARDET (Afloat)	Strength USMC Detachment
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: May 2, 2010

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