PFC
Joseph R Benhart
Aged 23, fallen January 25, 1945
- Unit
- Company F, 222nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 36982348
- Hometown
- Berrien, Michigan
- Date of death
- January 25, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot J Row 29 Grave 35, St. Avold, France
Private First Class Joseph R Benhart, serial number 36982348, of Berrien, Michigan, served with Company F of the 222nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 25, 1945, at the age of 23. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot J Row 29 Grave 35, St. Avold, France.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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