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PFC Girvus Bennett

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PFC Girvus Bennett Veteran

Birth
Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Death
23 Jun 1944 (aged 29)
France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
• Plot C / Row 19 / Grave 14
Memorial ID
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Private First Class Bennett served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company E

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• March 13, 1942
• Fort Bragg, North Carolina
• 34255332

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Farm worker

He was Wounded In Action in the:
Normandy Invasion during World War II (and later died of his wounds)

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He last resided in:
• Mitchell County, North Carolina

He was the son of:
• Jessie Bennett (03/29/1887 - 11/05/1947)
• Alice Honeycutt Bennett (06/14/1896 - 05/19/1991)

He was the brother of:
• Sylvia Bennett Miller (11/26/1912 - 07/24/1959)
• George Bennett (c. 1915 - ????)
• R. B. Bennett (07/12/1916 - 11/23/1997)
• Elsie Bennett (07/23/1918 - 12/22/1922)
• Erbie Bennett (11/04/1920 - 10/20/1922)
• William McKinley Bennett (11/26/1924 - 01/12/1981)
• Infant Girl Bennett (10/23/1928 - 10/23/1928)
• Glenn Bennett (06/26/1932 - 03/08/1983)
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Private First Class Bennett served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company E

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• March 13, 1942
• Fort Bragg, North Carolina
• 34255332

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Farm worker

He was Wounded In Action in the:
Normandy Invasion during World War II (and later died of his wounds)

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He last resided in:
• Mitchell County, North Carolina

He was the son of:
• Jessie Bennett (03/29/1887 - 11/05/1947)
• Alice Honeycutt Bennett (06/14/1896 - 05/19/1991)

He was the brother of:
• Sylvia Bennett Miller (11/26/1912 - 07/24/1959)
• George Bennett (c. 1915 - ????)
• R. B. Bennett (07/12/1916 - 11/23/1997)
• Elsie Bennett (07/23/1918 - 12/22/1922)
• Erbie Bennett (11/04/1920 - 10/20/1922)
• William McKinley Bennett (11/26/1924 - 01/12/1981)
• Infant Girl Bennett (10/23/1928 - 10/23/1928)
• Glenn Bennett (06/26/1932 - 03/08/1983)
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  • Maintained by: KATHY
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56641434/girvus-bennett: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Girvus Bennett (18 Sep 1914–23 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56641434, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by KATHY (contributor 47029945).