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PFC Bennie B. Burgess

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PFC Bennie B. Burgess

Birth
Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Death
30 Jun 1941 (aged 19)
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 9, Lot 19, Space 7
Memorial ID
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Bennie was a Radio Operator for Troop E, 6th Cavalry, United States Army stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. While on training maneuvers near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Bennie was assigned the duty of motorcycle courier. He lost control of the motorcycle and died in the accident.

Bennie was 19 years old and the son of Grover Lane Burgess and Effie C. O'Dell. He had four other brothers that served during World War II: Cecil and Leroy in the United States Army, Woodrow in the United States Army Air Forces and David in the United States Navy.
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Bennie was a Radio Operator for Troop E, 6th Cavalry, United States Army stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. While on training maneuvers near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Bennie was assigned the duty of motorcycle courier. He lost control of the motorcycle and died in the accident.

Bennie was 19 years old and the son of Grover Lane Burgess and Effie C. O'Dell. He had four other brothers that served during World War II: Cecil and Leroy in the United States Army, Woodrow in the United States Army Air Forces and David in the United States Navy.


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