Benson, William Wallace ., Maj

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Final Rank
Major
Last MOS
0702-Air Defense Officer
Last MOSGroup
Air Defense
Primary Unit
1942-1942, 0702, 6th Defense Battalion
Service Years
1918 - 1942
Major

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Home State
Massachusetts
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

 Official Badges 

USMC Banana Wars Badge


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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
World War II Fallen
  2016, World War II Fallen



World War II/American Theater
From Month/Year
September / 1939
To Month/Year
September / 1945

Description
Defense of American Interests and American property and territories.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
December / 1941
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

1st Battalion, 1st Marines (1/1)

10th Marine Regiment

1st Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB)

2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (2/7)

3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines (3/2)

USS PRESIDENT JACKSON (T-AP-18)

Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS Los Angeles (CA-135)

Marine Bombing Squadron 443 (VMB-443)

MCSD Barstow CA

Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS Houston (CA-30)

USS Mount Vernon (AP-22)

USS Wharton (AP-7)

Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS SACRAMENTO (PG-19)

Marine Detachment (MARDET) NAB Argentia, Newfoundland

Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS Midway (CVA-41)

Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS Bremerton (CA-130)

Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31)

USS Samaritan (AH-10)

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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