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Benson, Woodrow E.

Benson, Woodrow E.

Male 1915 - 1994  (78 years)


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  • Name Benson, Woodrow E. 
    Birth 28 Dec 1915  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number BENS.W002 
    Military Service World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [1
    Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)

    United States Army
    United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)

    In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
    United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    World War II
    (1939-1945)
    Death 3 Aug 1994  [1
    Burial Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Headstone, Benson, Woodrow E.
    Headstone, Benson, Woodrow E.
    Person ID I2624  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett

    Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster

    Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2021 

    Father Benson, Everett Ernest,   b. 4 May 1885, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1944 (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Fulk, Eliza Ann,   b. 15 Jun 1890, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1961, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Family ID F1836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Dec 1915 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1678] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Benson, Woodrow E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=106030&GRid=37094259&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S1201] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 1a, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00127), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S1664] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Benson, Eliza A. and Everett E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38676527/eliza-a-benson), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S1666] Olney Advocate (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Scherer, Lenore, 58, (Olney Advocate (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 24 Feb 1938), none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S2461] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fulk, Levi Preston, 97, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25164668), none. (Reliability: 2).