Benjamin was the son of Eleuterio DeHerrera and Matilde Espinoza. Identified siblings were Jacobo, Anita, and Jose. Maternal grandmother was Pablita Espinoza.
On 6 Nov 1942, Benjamin enlisted in the US Army in Pueblo, Colorado. He was described as 69 inches, 166 pounds, and divorced without dependents. Benjamin's WWII unit, the 4141 QM Service Company, is acknowledged to have been part of the Normandy Invasion known as D-Day (6 June 1944). It is sometimes an unfair belief that the Quartermaster Corps is a "safe" outfit. Almost everything a soldier wore, carried or ate on D-Day was supplied by the Quartermaster Corps. They unload and load rations, ammunition, and all other equipment and supplies; Opening and running dumps under combat conditions. Although unconfirmed, this may be the circumstances that earned Benjamin his Purple Heart Medal.
On 6 Nov 1942, Benjamin enlisted in the US Army in Pueblo, Colorado. He was described as 69 inches, 166 pounds, and divorced without dependents. Benjamin's WWII unit, the 4141 QM Service Company, is acknowledged to have been part of the Normandy Invasion known as D-Day (6 June 1944). It is sometimes an unfair belief that the Quartermaster Corps is a "safe" outfit. Almost everything a soldier wore, carried or ate on D-Day was supplied by the Quartermaster Corps. They unload and load rations, ammunition, and all other equipment and supplies; Opening and running dumps under combat conditions. Although unconfirmed, this may be the circumstances that earned Benjamin his Purple Heart Medal.
Benjamin was the son of Eleuterio DeHerrera and Matilde Espinoza. Identified siblings were Jacobo, Anita, and Jose. Maternal grandmother was Pablita Espinoza.
On 6 Nov 1942, Benjamin enlisted in the US Army in Pueblo, Colorado. He was described as 69 inches, 166 pounds, and divorced without dependents. Benjamin's WWII unit, the 4141 QM Service Company, is acknowledged to have been part of the Normandy Invasion known as D-Day (6 June 1944). It is sometimes an unfair belief that the Quartermaster Corps is a "safe" outfit. Almost everything a soldier wore, carried or ate on D-Day was supplied by the Quartermaster Corps. They unload and load rations, ammunition, and all other equipment and supplies; Opening and running dumps under combat conditions. Although unconfirmed, this may be the circumstances that earned Benjamin his Purple Heart Medal.
On 6 Nov 1942, Benjamin enlisted in the US Army in Pueblo, Colorado. He was described as 69 inches, 166 pounds, and divorced without dependents. Benjamin's WWII unit, the 4141 QM Service Company, is acknowledged to have been part of the Normandy Invasion known as D-Day (6 June 1944). It is sometimes an unfair belief that the Quartermaster Corps is a "safe" outfit. Almost everything a soldier wore, carried or ate on D-Day was supplied by the Quartermaster Corps. They unload and load rations, ammunition, and all other equipment and supplies; Opening and running dumps under combat conditions. Although unconfirmed, this may be the circumstances that earned Benjamin his Purple Heart Medal.
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Colorado; 4141 QM (Quartermaster) Service Company; World War II PH (Purple Heart)
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