1LT
Benjamin H Ivey
Aged 32, fallen January 9, 1945
- Unit
- Headquarters Detachment, 1st Battalion, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 01321930
- Hometown
- York, South Carolina
- Date of death
- January 9, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Laurelwood Cemetery, Section 8 Lot 5, Rock Hill, South Carolina
First Lieutenant Benjamin H Ivey, serial number 01321930, of York, South Carolina, served with the Headquarters Detachment of the 1st Battalion, 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 9, 1945, at the age of 32. He is buried at Laurelwood Cemetery, Section 8 Lot 5, Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Further reading: The Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen and the Men Who Held the Line.
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