3rd Mate Benedict was the husband of Evelyn Benedict. He served for ten years with the Merchant Marine Corps. While on board a carego ship steaming into the mouth of the Mississippi River he paid the Supreme Sacrifice and was named a hero when the ship was torpedoed three times by a German Submarine, May 12, 1942. Just two weeks before, 3rd Mate Benedict had visited with his family. A Citation of Valour from the board of Commissioneers, Galveston, Texas was awarded with Mariner's Medal.
3rd Mate Benedict was the husband of Evelyn Benedict. He served for ten years with the Merchant Marine Corps. While on board a carego ship steaming into the mouth of the Mississippi River he paid the Supreme Sacrifice and was named a hero when the ship was torpedoed three times by a German Submarine, May 12, 1942. Just two weeks before, 3rd Mate Benedict had visited with his family. A Citation of Valour from the board of Commissioneers, Galveston, Texas was awarded with Mariner's Medal.
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