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Bennet Puryear Jr.

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Bennet Puryear Jr. Veteran

Birth
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Death
11 Feb 1982 (aged 98)
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 14, plot 52
Memorial ID
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Major General of the United States Marine Corps
Bennet Puryear, Jr., was born in Richmond, Virginia, and attended public schools there until 1895 when his family moved to a farm in Madison County, Virginia. His education continued informally, including instruction by his father, who was a Greek and Latin scholar, and his older brother, who was a mathematics professor. Later he attended Texas A & M University.
Major General of the United States Marine Corps
Bennet Puryear, Jr., was born in Richmond, Virginia, and attended public schools there until 1895 when his family moved to a farm in Madison County, Virginia. His education continued informally, including instruction by his father, who was a Greek and Latin scholar, and his older brother, who was a mathematics professor. Later he attended Texas A & M University.


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